Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 2856

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2856. 'Abraham resumed to his servants' means becoming joined once again to the first rational. This is clear from the meaning of 'servants' or 'boys' as the first or merely human rational which was to serve the Divine Rational, dealt with above in 2782, 2792; and from the meaning of 'resuming to them' as being joined to, also dealt with above, in 2795. That while undergoing His very severe temptations the Lord separated the merely human rational from Himself is clear from the explanation at verse 5, in 2791-2793, 2795; and that following temptations He joined Himself once again to that rational is clear from what has been stated already in 2795, and from what is stated in this verse about Abraham returning to his servants.


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