#52 Even the Genealogies Are Divine (Genesis 36)
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Even the Genealogies Are Divine (Gen 36)
Topic: Word
Summary: An examination of Genesis 36, and a pondering of four competing theories about what the Bible is.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Genesis 36; Genesis 9:32:28-end
Genesis 35:10, 21; 26:34-35; 28:9; 36:1-5
Genesis 15
Arcana Coelestia # 4607
4607. 'The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin' means interior goods and truths. This is clear from the representation of 'Rachel' as the affection for interior truth, dealt with in 3758, 3782, 3793, 3819, and therefore 'the sons of Rachel' are interior goods and truths, the essential characteristics of which are represented by 'Joseph and Benjamin'. In the highest sense 'Joseph' means the Divine Spiritual, in the internal sense the spiritual kingdom, and in the external sense the good of that kingdom, dealt with in 3969, while 'Benjamin' means the Divine spiritual of the celestial, dealt with in 3969, 4592. These are the essential characteristics within interior goods and truths.