1409. Hence it is now said, "Doing well, I will do well with you," where it does not read "to you" as applying to Jacob alone; for by him now, his family is also meant, since he was now a husband, implying also wives and children. Earlier, Chapter 28:14, Jacob did not have wives who had to be taken into account; but here where it says "I will do well with you," is meant to those who are with him, so that these words can be applied to those meant in the very inward and innermost sense by Rachel and the children. Thus the very words are inspired by the Messiah, so that the persons are forced to say what they should, and not whatever they want. This has happened to me also several times, by the Divine mercy of the Messiah, that is, that I had to say words containing truths which were afterwards explained, and then understood. Thus truths are pronounced by the mouth of man that altogether symbolize the things which God the Messiah wills to have, so that they may symbolize what is true. [Ignorance; Inspiration; Truth] [See also WE 1410, which concludes the explanation of Gen. 32:12.]