4673. With the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s women. That this signifies that it was rejected by them, is evident from the signification of “the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah,” as being exterior or lower affections of truth that serve as means (n. 3849, 3931); thus “with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah” signifies that Divine truth, which is “Joseph,” was rejected to lower things, which are relatively things of service. Divine truth is said to be rejected to lower things when faith is placed before charity or becomes primary in the heart, and charity is placed after it and becomes secondary in the heart; for all Divine truth is from Divine good and thence proceeds. If the like is not the case with a man, he is not in the Lord. This Divine truth is the holy itself of the spirit which proceeds from the Lord, and which is called the “Paraclete,” and the “Spirit of truth” (John 14:16-17).