370. 7666. [Is. 14:] verse 10. namely, that he had become weak, and yet they had placed their hope in him on account of his boasting. For everyone in hell recognizes his own leader, whom they style prince, for they call themselves lord of the universe, even Jehovah, and also the holy spirit, and to the extent that the power is left to any one of them, he rises up more and more. But because that power is not given except to a few, therefore they recognize those as their princes and kings. Those eminencies claim to worship Jehovah, but such insanity is effused by some of them as to call themselves God of the universe, and therefore they are waging war with those who worship God the Messiah. But I would be giving amazing accounts if I told about these eminencies, who are there so that there will be as many kinds and as many species of spirits as there are characters and minds of men, etc. It is these, therefore, who are now addressing the devil, knowing now that he had tricked them. [Gods; Character (Genius); Jehovah; Hatred; Spirit]
7687. [Is. 16:] verse 2. The ford of the Arnon was the border of Moab, see the many passages in the Collection.* From here up to verse 6 follows an exhortation to those who place righteousness in the law in its outward form, that they should take refuge in the Righteousness of God the Messiah. But verses 1 and 5 speak quite openly of God the Messiah, that He Himself became Righteousness, and thus bore our sins [John 1:29]; therefore they should now repent. They are here called "a wandering bird," meaning that they think aimlessly, nor do they know what they want without being of two minds, persisting in the question whether it is so. * See The Word Explained, Appendix, under "Arnon."
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