Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8360

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8360. 'If you obediently hear the voice of Jehovah your God' means faith in the Lord's commandments. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as discernment and faith, dealt with in 3921, 5017, 7216; and from the meaning of 'the voice of Jehovah' as declaration from the Word thus the commandment of the Lord, dealt with in 6971.


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