Advent Reading - December 7

The Lord Himself gives you a sign,
Behold a virgin shall conceive and bring forth a Son,
and shall call His name, Immanuel (God with us.)
(Isaiah 7:14)

Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given,
and the government shall be upon His shoulder;
His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace:
of the increase of His government
there shall be no end.
(Isaiah 9:6, 7)

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And I will be to them for God.
(Exodus 29:45)

That this means the presence of the Lord
and His influx into the truth in the church,
is evident from the meaning of "to be for God,"
as being the presence of the Lord
and His influx into truth.
It is into truth,
because in the Word of the Old Testament
the Lord is called "God" where truth is treated of,
and "Jehovah" where good is treated of.
From this also it is
that angels are called "gods"
by virtue of their reception of Divine truth
from the Lord.
From this also it is that in the original tongue
God is called "Elohim" in the plural,
for truths are many, but good is one
That the Lord is called "the Father from eternity,"
and also "God," is clear in Isaiah:

Unto us a Child is born,
unto us a Son is given;
and the government shall be upon His shoulder,
and His name is called God, Hero,
Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
(Isaiah 9:5)

A virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and His name shall be called Immanuel,
which is, God with us.
(Isaiah. 7:14; Matthew 1:23)

That by "I will be to them for God"
is here meant the presence and influx
of the Lord into truth,
is evident also from the fact that by
"I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel"
is meant the presence of the Lord
and His influx through good.
For in the Word where good is treated of,
truth also is treated of,
on account of the heavenly marriage,
which is that of good and truth,
in every detail of the Word.