Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8437

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8437. 'And Moses said to Aaron' means an influx of God's truth that goes forth directly from the Lord, expressing itself through God's truth that goes forth in an indirect way. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' - when it refers to God's truth which goes forth directly from the Lord (represented by 'Moses') expressing itself through God's truth which goes forth in an indirect way (represented by 'Aaron') - as influx. For the additional meaning of 'laying' is flowing in, see 5743, 6152, 6291, 7291, 7381, 8221, 8262; and for the representation of 'Moses' as truth going forth directly from the Lord, and 'Aaron' as that doing so in an indirect way, 7009, 7010, 7089, 7382. What truth going forth directly from the Lord is, and what truth doing so in an indirect way is, see 7055, 7056, 7058.


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