Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 6842

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6842. 'And said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here I am' means a warning from within, and a heeding. This is clear from the meaning in the historical narratives of the Word of 'being called by Jehovah' as an influx from the Divine, 6840 The actual calling is contained in the words, 'And Jehovah said, Moses, Moses'; and because these words imply all those that follow, the first of which are that he should not draw near there but take off his shoes from upon his feet, a warning is meant by them, and a heeding by Moses' reply, 'Here I am'.


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