AE 585b - "In that day . . ."

AE 585b [7]
In that day shall a man look to his Maker,
and his eyes shall see the Holy One of Israel,
and he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands,
and he shall not see that which his fingers have made.
(Isaiah 17:7, 8)

This is said of the Lord's coming and of a new church at that time.
"The Maker to whom a man shall then look"
means the Lord in relation to Divine good,
and "the Holy One of Israel whom his eyes shall see"
means the Lord in relation to Divine truth.
The "altars, which are the work of hands,
and which the fingers have made, to which a man shall not look,"
signify worship from evils and the consequent falsities of doctrine
that are from self-intelligence.
So these words mean
that everything of doctrine will be from the Lord
and not from a person's self [proprium],
which is the case when a person is in the spiritual affection of truth,
that is, when he loves truth itself because it is truth,
and not for the most part because it gives him reputation and a name.