8040. THE INTERNAL SENSE
Verses 1, 2 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, Sanctify to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womba among the children of Israel, of man and of beast; it is Mine.
'And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying' means instructions given by the Divine. 'Sanctify to Me al the firstborn' means faith _ that it comes from the Lord. 'Whatever opens the womb' means which springs from charity. 'Among the children of Israel' means in the spiritual Church. 'Of man and of beast' means interior and exterior good of faith. 'It is Mine' means that it is the Lord's.
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