8100. 'And the children of Israel went up equipped for battle, out of the land of Egypt' means that they had been released from the state in which they underwent molestations and so had been made ready to suffer temptations. This is clear from the meaning of 'going up equipped for battle' as their being made ready, at this point to suffer temptations (for they were led through the Sea Suph into the wilderness, and 'the wilderness' is a state in which people undergo temptations, see above in 8098); from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as those who belong to the spiritual Church, dealt with often; and from the meaning of 'the land of Egypt' as a state of molestations, dealt with in 7278, so that 'going up out of the land' means being released or delivered. From all this it is evident that 'the children of Israel went up equipped for battle, out of the land of Egypt' means that they had been released from the state in which they underwent molestations and so had been made ready to suffer temptations. For the difference between temptations and molestations, see 7474.