'And Jehovah said to Moses' means revelation regarding preparation. 'Go to the people' means a joining together. 'And sanctify them today and tomorrow' means covering over their interiors in order that those people may appear now and subsequently in the holiness of faith. 'And let them wash their garments' means the purification of truths. 'And they will be ready by the third day' means thus full and complete preparation. 'For on the third day' means because at the end, when they have been prepared to receive ... 'Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people' means, the coming of the Lord will occur, and enlightenment at that time. 'Onto Mount Sinai' means into the good in which truth is to be implanted. 'And you are to set bounds for the people round about' means not extending into heaven beyond the spiritual spheres of good. 'Saying, Take care not to go up into the mountain' means that there must be no extension whatever to celestial communities which have the love of good. 'Or to touch the border of it' means that there must be no extension even to intermediate parts. 'Everyone touching the mountain will surely die' means that anyone belonging to the spiritual Church who forces his way through to celestial communities will be destroyed. 'Let no hand touch it' means those who have enough arrogant self-confidence to force their way through 'For he will surely be stoned' means that as a result the truths of faith which they possess will be destroyed. 'Or will be killed by being shot with arrows' means that spiritual good too [will be destroyed] 'Whether it is a beast or a man, it shall not live' means that goodness and truth will lose their spiritual life. 'When there is a long sounding with the jobel' means those who have a general perception of celestial good. 'They shall go up into the mountain' means extension all the way to those who are celestial.

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