AC 7678 - "the hand of Moses"; AC 7679 - the "east"

AC 7678

The Divine power which is described
by "the hand of Moses"
is the power of truth Divine;
indeed, such power has the Divine truth
which proceed from the Divine good,
that through it have been created
all things in the universe.
"The Word" signifies this truth in John:

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and God was the Word,
all things were made by Him.
(John 1:1, 3);

and from this it is that miracles were done by Moses,
for Moses represents Divine truth.
It is believed by most people
that the Word, or Divine truth,
is only speech from Jehovah,
and a command that it be so done, and nothing further;
but it is the very Essential,
from which and by which are all things.
That being [Esse] which proceeds from Him,
and consequently the coming forth [existere] of all things,
is what is meant by "Divine truth."
This can be illustrated from the angels;
from whom there proceeds
a sphere of charity and faith that is sensibly perceived,
and that also produces wonderful effects;
from which some idea can be formed of the Divine truth
that proceeds from the Divine good of the Lord.

AC 7679

. . . by the "east" is signified the good of love and of charity,
because in the supreme sense the Lord is signified.
And in its origin, being Divine,
the good of love and of charity is most gentle,
consequently it is so in its advance into heaven;
but when it sinks down to the hells,
it becomes harsh and severe,
because it is turned into this by those who are there.