8674. And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah. That this signifies that from the Lord is all good, is evident from the signification of "blessed be Jehovah," as being that all good is from the Lord (see n. 1096, 1422, 3140). (That "Jehovah" denotes the Lord, see above, n. 8671.) That "blessed be Jehovah" denotes that from the Lord is all good, is because in the case of man, "blessing" involves all the good of eternal life, that is, the good of love to the Lord and toward the neighbor (n. 3406, 4981); and these goods make eternal life with man.
