214 - Joseph Part 1 of 4: Jacob and Rachel
Napsal(a) Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Joseph Part 1: Jacob and Rachel
Topic: First Coming
Summary: We look at where Joseph came from and why Benjamin was important to him.
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References:
Genesis 28:1; 29:1; 30; 33, 35
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Arcana Coelestia # 4386
4386. 'And he said, Why so? Let me find favour in my lord's eyes' means enlightenment received from their comparatively internal presence. This becomes clear from the implications of this stock-phrase to do with submission. The phrase is used to mean a rejection of their very close presence but an acceptance of their distant presence, which is the same as saying their comparatively internal presence, from which enlightenment is received.