2225. That 'shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing?' means that nothing ought to be hidden from the Lord is clear from the representation of 'Abraham' as the Lord in that state, frequently dealt with above in this chapter. The fact that the remaining words mean that nothing ought to be hidden is self-evident. At this point the sense of the letter is similar to the internal sense, as is the case in various other places, especially where the essentials of faith are dealt with. Because these are vital for salvation they are spoken of in the letter as plainly as in the internal sense, as in the following in Moses,