Joseph in his highest meaning represents the life of Jesus. He also represents the state of knowing truths and using them to do good. This is phrased in many of the attached references as the celestial of the spiritual, or the good of truth, which is the good that is done because we know truths that are our guides to life.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3969, 4607, 4669, 4682, 4741, 4988, 5036, 5094, 5249, 5316, 5876, 5890, 5974, 5975, 6275, Genesis 30, 30:24, 30:25)

4740. 'It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers' means when a declaration was made concerning Him. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as Divine truth, in particular concerning the Lord's Divine Human. When this is said 'to come to them' the meaning is that it is declared to them, for 'his brothers' represents the Church that adheres to faith separated from charity, whose members have that truth declared to them.