6145. And the land was Pharaoh’s. That this signifies that all things were subjected to the natural that was under the auspices of the internal, is evident from the signification of “the land was Pharaoh’s,” as being the appropriation and subjection of all things which are signified by the “land;” and from the representation of Pharaoh, as being the natural in general (see n. 5160, 5799, 6015), into which were brought the memory-knowledges which are signified by “Egypt” (n. 6115). That it is under the auspices of the internal, is because the whole natural, both in general and in part, as being under the auspices of the internal, is signified by Joseph’s being ruler over all the land of Egypt, and also by his being set over Pharaoh’s house (Genesis 41:40-43), as we read:

Joseph said unto his brethren, God hath set me for a father to Pharaoh, and for a lord to all his house, and I rule in all the land of Egypt (Genesis 45:3, 8).

This is the reason why it is said of the natural that it is under the auspices of the internal.