Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 8921

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8921. 'And do not let God speak to us' means truth in an unadjusted form. This is clear from what comes before; for 'Moses' means God's truth below heaven joined to God's truth in heaven, thus the intermediary between the Lord and the people, and therefore God's truth in an adjusted form, as shown immediately above in 8920. Consequently 'do not let God speak to us' means God's truth in an unadjusted form, since 'God' is used here to mean the Lord in respect of Divine Truth in heaven, 8805, and therefore Divine Truth itself. This also is the reason why the name 'God', not Jehovah, is used. Wherever God is used in the Word, the Lord in respect of Divine Truth is meant; but wherever Jehovah is used, the Lord in respect of Divine Good is meant, 2586, 2769, 2807, 2822, 3921 (end), 4295, 4402, 7091, 7268, 7873, 8301, 8867.


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