Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 9307

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9307. 'And hear his voice' means obedience to the commandments received from Him, that is to say, from the Lord. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as obedience, dealt with in 2542, 3869, 4652-4660, 7216, 8361; and from the meaning of 'voice', when it refers to the Lord, as God's truths, dealt with in 7573, 8813, thus commandments received from the Lord. God's truths and the commandments received from the Lord are those contained in the Word; therefore also the Word and teachings drawn from the Word are 'Jehovah's voice', 219, 220, 6971.


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