Potts(1905-1910) 7629
7629. THE INTERNAL SENSE. Verses 1-6. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come unto Pharaoh, because I have made heavy his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may put these My signs in the midst of him; and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and My signs which I have set in them, and that ye may know that I am Jehovah. And Moses and Aaron came unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to be humbled before Me? let My people go, that they may serve Me. For if thou refuse to let My people go, behold tomorrow I bring the locust into thy border; and it shall cover the surface of the land, that one shall not be able to see the land; and it shall devour the residue of that which is escaped that is left to you from the hail; and it shall devour every tree that sprouteth forth to you out of the field; and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians, which thy fathers saw not, nor thy fathers' fathers, since the day that they were upon the ground even unto this day. And he looked back, and went out from before Pharaoh. "And Jehovah said unto Moses" signifies a command; "Come unto Pharaoh" signifies the presence of truth from the Divine with those who infest; "because I have made heavy his heart, and the heart of his servants," signifies that they all in general were determined; "that I may put these my signs in the midst of them," signifies that the evil may know that they are in evil, and that the good may be enlightened as to the state of those within the church who live evilly; "and that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt," signifies that they who are in truth and good may know what befalls those who are of the church and infest the upright; "and My signs which I have set in them," signifies that they may be enlightened with respect to the state of those who are of the church and live evilly; "and that ye may know that I am Jehovah," signifies that thus it may be known to them that the Lord is the only God; "and Moses and Aaron came unto Pharaoh," signifies the presence of truth Divine; "and said unto him," signifies discernment; "Thus saith Jehovah the God of the Hebrews," signifies a command from the Lord, who is the God of the church; "How long dost thou refuse to be humbled before Me?" signifies disobedience; "let My people go, that they may serve Me," signifies that they should leave those who are of the spiritual church, that they may worship the Lord; "for if thou refuse to let My people go," signifies if they would not leave them; "behold tomorrow I bring the locust into thy border," signifies that falsity will take possession of their extremes; "and it shall cover the surface of the land," signifies the ultimates of the natural mind thence derived; "that one shall not be able to see the land," signifies the consequent darkening of the whole natural mind; "and it shall devour the residue of that which is escaped that is left to you from the hail," signifies the consuming of all things that have anything from truths; "and it shall devour every tree that sprouteth forth to you out of the field," signifies thus the consuming of all the knowledges which they have from the church; "and thy houses shall be filled, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians," signifies that falsity will reign in each and all things in the natural, from its interior to its outermost; "which thy fathers saw not, nor thy father's fathers, since the day that they were upon the ground even unto this day," signifies that from ancient time such falsity has not been in the church as there is there; "and he looked back, and went out from before Pharaoh," signifies privation of discernment, and separation.
Elliott(1983-1999) 7629
7629. THE INTERNAL SENSE
Verses 1-6 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to Pharaoh; for I have made his heart stubborn, and the heart of his servants, in order that I may set these My signs in the midst of him; and in order that you may tell in the ears of your son and your son's son the deeds which I have performed in Egypt, and My signs which I have set among them, and that you may know that I am Jehovah. And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus says Jehovah the God of the Hebrews, How long do you refuse to humble yourselfa before Me? Send My people away, and let them serve Me. For if you refuse to send My people away, behold, tomorrow I am bringing locusts into your border. And they will cover the surface of the land, and one will not be able to see the land; and they will devour the residue of what escaped and was left to you from the hail, and will devour every tree growing up for you out of the field. And your houses will be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians - whichb your fathers and your fathers' fathers have not seen, from the day they have been on the ground even to this day. And he looked away and went out from Pharaoh.
'And Jehovah said to Moses' means a command. 'Go to Pharaoh' means the presence of the truth from God with the molesting ones. 'For I have made his heart stubborn, and the heart of his servants' means that they remained obstinate, all in common with one another. 'In order that I may set these My signs in the midst of him' means in order that the evil may recognize that they are ruled by evil, and the good may be enlightened regarding the state of those within the Church who lead an evil life. 'And in order that you may tell in the ears of your son and your son's son the deeds which I have performed in Egypt' means in order that those guided by truth and governed by good may know what happens to the ones belonging to the Church who molest the upright. 'And My signs which I have set among them' means in order that they may be enlightened regarding the state of those belonging to the Church who lead an evil life. 'And that you may know that I am Jehovah' means in order that it may thereby be made known to them that the Lord is the only God. 'And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh' means the presence of God's truth. 'And said to him' means discernment. 'Thus says Jehovah the God of the Hebrews' means a command from the Lord who is the God of the Church. 'How long do you refuse to humble yourself before Me?' means disobedience. 'Send My people away, and let them serve Me' means that they should leave those who belong to the spiritual Church, in order that these may worship the Lord. 'For if you refuse to send them away means should they fail to leave ... 'Behold, I am bringing locusts into your border' means that falsity will take possession of their outermost parts. 'And they will cover the surface of the land' means the lowest levels of the natural mind. 'And one will not be able to see the land' means a darkening of the whole natural mind as a result. 'And they will devour the residue of what escaped and was left to you from the hail' means the consumption of all things that have any element of truth in them. 'And will devour every tree growing up for you out of the field' means thus the consumption of all the religious knowledge that they get from the Church. 'And your houses will be filled, and the houses of all your servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians' means that falsity will reign in every single thing in the natural from the inner part of it to the outermost. 'Which your fathers and your fathers' fathers have not seen, from the day they have been on the ground even to this day' means that since ancient times no such falsity had existed in the Church as existed there now. 'And he looked away and went out from Pharaoh' means deprivation of discernment, and separation.
Latin(1748-1756) 7629
7629. SENSUS INTERNUSVers. 1-6. Et dixit Jehovah ad Moschen, Veni ad Pharaonem; quia Ego aggravavi cor illius et cor servorum illius, propterea ut ponam signa Mea haec in medio illius. Et propterea ut narres in auribus filii tui, et filii filii tui, quae operatus sum in Aegypto, et signa Mea quae posui in illis, et sciatis quod Ego Jehovah. Et venit Moscheh et Aharon ad Pharaonem, et dixerunt ad illum, Ita dicit Jehovah Deus Hebraeorum, Quousque renuis humiliari coram Me? dimitte populum Meum, et serviant Mihi. Quia si renuis tu dimittere populum Meum, ecce Ego adduco cras locustam in terminum tuum. Et obteget superficiem terrae, et non poterit videre terram, et comedet residuum evasionis relictae vobis a grandine; et comedet omnem arborem germinantem vobis ex agro. Et replebuntur domus tuae, et domus omnium servorum tuorum, et domus omnium Aegyptiorum; quam non viderunt patres tui, et patres patrum tuorum, a die fuerunt super humo usque ad diem hunc: et respexit et exivit a cum Pharaone. `Et dixit Jehovah ad Moschen' significat mandatum: `Veni ad Pharaonem' significat praesentiam veri a Divino apud infestantes: `quia Ego aggravavi cor illius et cor servorum illius' significat quod obstinaverint se communiter omnes: `propterea ut ponam signa Mea haec in medio illius' significat ut cognoscant mali quod in malo sint, et boni illustrentur de statu illorum qui intra Ecclesiam male vivunt: `et propterea ut narres in auribus filii tui, et filii filii tui, quae operatus sum in Aegypto' significat ut sciant qui in vero et bono quid evenit illis qui ab Ecclesia sunt et infestant probos: `et signa Mea quae posui in illis' (x)significat ut illustrentur de statu illorum qui ab Ecclesia et male vivunt: `et sciatis quod Ego Jehovah' significat ut sic notum illis sit quod Dominus sit solus Deus: et venit Moscheh et Aharon ad Pharaonem' significat praesentiam veri Divini: `et dixerunt ad illum' significat apperceptionem: `Ita dicit Jehovah Deus Hebraeorum' significat mandatum a Domino Qui Deus Ecclesiae: `Quousque renuis humiliari coram Me?' significat non oboedientiam: `dimitte populum Meum {1}et serviant Mihi' significat ut relinquant illos qui ab Ecclesia spirituali, ut colant Dominum: `quia si renuis tu dimittere' significat si non relinquerent: `ecce Ego adduco locustam in terminum tuum' significat quod falsum occupabit extrema illorum: `et obteget superficiem terrae' significat ultima mentis naturalis {2}: et non poterit videre terram' significat obscurationem totius mentis naturalis inde: `et comedet residuum evasionis relictae vobis a grandine' significat consumptionem omnium quae aliquid a {3}vero habent: `et comedet omnem arborem germinantem vobis ex agro' significat sic consumptionem omnium cognitionum quae illis ab Ecclesia: `et replebuntur domus tuae, et domus omnium servorum tuorum, et domus omnium Aegyptiorum' significat quod regnabit falsum in omnibus et singulis in naturali ab interiore ejus ad extremum: `quam non viderunt patres tui, et patres patrum tuorum, a die fuerunt super humo usque ad diem hunc' significat quod tale falsum non fuerit ab antiquo tempore in Ecclesia, quale ibi: `et respexit et exivit a cum Pharaone' significat privationem apperceptionis et separationem. @1 ut I$ @2 i inde I$ @3 veris I$