AC 1419, 1420 - The Lord Is Glory and a Blessing

AC 1419

And I will make thy name great.
(Genesis 12:2)

. . . this signifies glory . . ..
In the external sense, by "making a name," and by "glory,"
there is signified something worldly;
but in the internal sense, something celestial.
This celestial is not to strive to be the greatest,
but to be the least, by serving all;
as the Lord Himself said . . .:

It shall not be so among you;
but whosoever would be great among you
shall be your minister;
and whosoever would be first among you
shall be your servant:
even as the Son of Man came
not to be ministered unto,
but to minister,
and to give His life a ransom for many.
(Matthew 20:26-28; Mark 10:44-45)

It is the celestial of love not to desire to be one's own,
but to belong to all;
so that we desire to give others all that is our own;
in this consists the essence of celestial love.
The Lord, being love itself,
or the essence and life of the love of all in the heavens,
wills to give to the human race all things that are His;
which is signified by His saying
that the Son of Man came to give His life a ransom for many. 

AC 1420

And thou shalt be a blessing.
(Genesis 12:2)

That this signifies that all things
both in general and in particular are from the Lord,
is evident from the signification of "a blessing."
A "blessing" is predicated of all goods;
in the external sense, 
of corporeal, worldly, and natural goods;
in the internal sense, of spiritual and celestial goods.
"To be a blessing," is to be the source of all goods,
and the giver of all goods.
This can by no means be said of Abram,
and consequently it is evident
that by Abram is represented the Lord,
who alone is "a blessing."