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138 The assertion of Divine Truth.

Night.

Gen. 1:5

Ps. 147:4

John 10:3

Is. 45:4

Heb. 4:12

Ps. 33:9

2 Sam. 23:3

Prov. 22:1

Zech. 10:12

Eccles. 7:1

Micah 4:5

Ezek 48:35

Ezek. 24:2

Deut. 33:25

John 11:10

John 13:30

Josh. 1:8

Zech 2:11

Js. 60:11

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.

270. "Calling," or giving a name to any principle in man, signifies a perception of its quality, whether it is good or evil, or true or false. As God is Omniscient, He knows all the qualities in the nature of man, and this form of expression is used in the Literal Sense to indicate that it is Divine Truth, therefore in this form of words it is stated that "God said," or "God spoke all these words," or "God called."

271. When we speak the name of a person, not only do his features and bodily form present themselves before our minds, but the qualities of his life as we have known him also appear before us. Thus the quality of the true Light which now illumines the regenerating man is recognized and called "Day," because it is from the Lord, and is compared to the light of day; but whatever belongs to man's unregenerated Proprium is in darkness, and is called "Night." The comparisons of "day" and "night" are frequently used in the Word to illustrate these principles, and represent the States of man in his entrance to regenerate life.