1447、“说，我要把这地赐给你的种”表示属天事物将赐给那些信祂的人，这从“种”和“地”的含义清楚可知。“种”表示对主的信，如前所示（255，256节）；“地”表示属天事物，这也在前面说明了（12:1；以及620，636，662，1066节）。从字义上看，“亚伯兰”的种是指雅各所出的后代，“地”是指应许赐给他们的迦南地本身，以便他们可以代表主国度和教会的属天和属灵事物，并且代表性教会可以在他们当中建立，还因为主将在那地降生。但从内义上看，“种”只表示对主的信，“地”只表示属天事物，在此尤表属天事物将赐给那些信祂的人。至于信祂表示什么，这在前面已多次说明。
New Century Edition
Cooper(2008,2013)
[NCE]1447. The fact that he said, "To your seed I will give this land," means that those who believed in him would receive heavenly gifts can be seen from the symbolism of seed and from the symbolism of land. Seed symbolizes belief in the Lord, as shown earlier, in 搂搂255, 256. Land symbolizes heavenly attributes, as also shown above, at verse 1 of this chapter [搂1413] and in 搂搂620, 636, 662, 1066 as well.
On the literal plane, Abram's seed means his descendants by Jacob's line, while the land means the actual land of Canaan. This land was to be given to them as a possession to enable them to represent heavenly and spiritual facets of the Lord's kingdom and church. It was also given to them to enable a representative church to be established among them, and because the Lord was to be born there. On an inner level, however, seed symbolizes nothing but belief in the Lord, while land symbolizes nothing but heavenly qualities. Here, the meaning is that those who believed in him would receive heavenly gifts.
It has been said many times before what believing in the Lord means.{*1}
Footnotes:
{*1} For a definition of faith in the Lord, see, for instance, 搂搂30-36, 202-203, 393, 654, 896, 1162, 1176. [LHC]
Potts(1905-1910) 1447
1447. And said, To thy seed will I give this land. That this signifies that celestial things should be given to those who should have faith in Him, is evident from the signification of "seed," and from the signification of "land." That "seed" signifies faith in the Lord, was shown above (n. 255, 256); and that "land" signifies celestial things, was also shown above, at verse 1 of this chapter (and also n. 620, 636, 662, 1066). In the sense of the letter, by "the seed of Abram" is meant his posterity from Jacob, and by "land" is meant the land of Canaan itself, which would be given them for a possession, so that they might represent the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord's kingdom and church, and that the Representative Church might be instituted among them, and because the Lord was to be born there; but in the internal sense nothing else is signified by "seed" than faith in the Lord, and by "land" nothing else than celestial things, and in the present passage that celestial things should be given those who should have faith in Him. What is meant by having faith in the Lord has already been shown repeatedly.
Elliott(1983-1999) 1447
1447. That 'He said, To your seed will I give this land' means that celestial things would be granted to those who had faith in Him is clear from the meaning of 'land' and from the meaning of 'land'. That 'seed' means faith in the Lord has been shown already in 255, 256, and that 'land' means celestial things has also been shown above at verse 1 of this chapter, and in 620, 636, 662, 1066. In the sense of the fetter 'the seed of Abram' is used to mean descendants through Jacob, and 'land' the land of Canaan itself which was to be given to them as a possession, for the reason that they might represent the celestial and spiritual things of the Lord's kingdom and Church and that among them a representative Church might be established, and because the Lord was to be born in that land. But in the internal sense nothing else is meant by 'seed' then faith in the Lord, and by 'land' nothing else than celestial things, and here in particular that celestial things were to be granted to those who had faith in Him. What is meant by having faith in the Lord has been stated many times already.
Latin(1748-1756) 1447
1447. Quod 'dixit, Semini tuo dabo terram hanc' significet quod illis qui fidem in Ipsum haberent, caelestia donarentur, constat ex significatione 'seminis' et ex significatione 'terrae'; quod 'semen' significet fidem in Dominum, ostensum est prius n. 255, 256; et quod 'terra' significet caelestia, etiam ostensum est supra ad vers. 1 hujus capitis, tum n. 620, 636, 662, 1066. In sensu litterae per 'semen Abrami' intelligitur posteritas ejus ex Jacobo et per 'terram' ipsa terra Canaan quae illis daretur in possessionem, ob causam ut repraesentarent caelestia et spiritualia Regni et Ecclesiae Domini, utque apud eos Ecclesia repraesentativa institueretur, et quia Dominus ibi nasceretur; sed in sensu interno nihil aliud per 'semen' significatur quam fides in Dominum et per 'terram' nihil aliud quam caelestia; et hic, quod caelestia illis donarentur qui fidem in Ipsum haberent: quid per habere fidem in Dominum intelligitur, prius multoties dictum.