AC 2223, 2225 - "Shall I Hide?"

AC 2223, 2225

And Jehovah said,
Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do?

(Genesis 18: 17)

"And Jehovah said," signifies perception;
"Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do?"
signifies that nothing ought to be hidden
before the Lord.

In this case the sense of the letter
is similar to the internal sense,
as occasionally elsewhere,
especially where the essentials of faith are treated of,
which, being necessary to salvation,
are stated in the letter
such as they are in the internal sense;
as for example in Moses:

Jehovah our God is one Jehovah;
and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God
with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strengths;
and these words shall be upon thy heart.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-6);

with other similar passages.