AC 2505 - Abraham & Sarah, His Wife and His Sister

AC 2505

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife,
She is my sister;
and Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.
(Genesis 20:2)

"Abraham said," signifies the Lord's thought; "
of Sarah his wife," signifies spiritual truth
conjoined with the celestial;
"she is my sister,"
signifies rational truth; "
and Abimelech king of Gerar sent,"
signifies the doctrine of faith
 ("Abimelech" signifies
the doctrine of faith that looks to rational things);
"and took Sarah,"
signifies the affection of consulting the rational.

AC 2511

The things contained in this verse
involve the Lord's first thought
respecting the doctrine of faith,
as to whether it would be well
to consult the rational or not.
The reason why the first thought
was of such a character
is that the Lord progressed
according to all Divine order;
and whatever was of the human
into which He was born,
and which He derived from the mother,
must necessarily be put off
in order that He might put on the Divine;
thus also this human thought, namely,
as to whether the rational was to be consulted
in regard to the doctrinal things of faith.