9725. 'All its vessels you shall make of bronze' means that they must all be formed from good. This is clear from the meaning of 'vessels' as known facts, dealt with immediately above in 9724, at this point all of them since it says 'all its vessels'; and from the meaning of 'bronze' as external or natural good, dealt with in 425, 1551.
Arcana Coelestia #2912
2912. 'Abraham rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as implying some kind of raising up, dealt with in 2401, 2785, here a raising up from grief, for a new Church was about to be established in place of the previous one that perished.
[2912 a] 'From before his dead' means in that [state of] night. This is clear from the meaning of 'dying', 'death', and 'one who has died' as night as regards the state of the Church, dealt with above in 2908.


