6064. 'My father and my brothers' means spiritual good within the natural and the truths of the Church there. This is clear from the representation of Israel, to whom 'father' refers here, as spiritual good within the natural, as in 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812 from the representation of 'the sons of Israel' as the truths of the Church within the natural, dealt with in 5414, 5879, 5951. The influx and perception spoken of immediately above in 6063 have regard to these - to spiritual good and to the truths of the Church within the natural.

Title: Famine

Topic: Salvation

Summary: We look at passages on famine—a force that often seems to move the scriptural story along—and ponder their meaning for our lives.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Genesis 12:9-10; 26:1; 41:25, 29, 38, 53-57; 47:3
Ruth 1:1
2 Samuel 21:1, 3; 24:13
1 Kings 8:37-39
2 Kings 8:1
Job 5:15, 17, 20, 24
Psalms 33:18-19; 105:16-17
Isaiah 29:7-8; 58:3, 10, 12
Jeremiah 52:5-6
Ezekiel 36:26, Ezekiel 36:31-39
Amos 8:11
Matthew 24:3, 6, 12
Luke 4:24, 26-28; 15:11, 13
Acts of the Apostles 7:11; 11:27-30
Romans 8:35-39
Revelation 6:8
Matthew 5:6
John 6:27, 31-32, 35