Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 2017

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2017. Verse 7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an eternal covenant, to be God to you and to your seed after you.

'I will establish My covenant between Me and you' means union. 'And your seed after you' means conjunction with those who have faith in Him. 'Throughout their generations' means the things that comprise faith. 'For an eternal covenant' means conjunction with these people. 'To be God to you' means the Lord's Divine within Himself. 'And to your seed after you' means the Divine from that source with those who have faith in Him.


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