Arcana Coelestia # 4762
4762. 'And behold, there was no Joseph in the pit' means that no faith existed any longer. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as Divine Truth, and whenever this appears among falsities, which are meant by 'the pit', 4728, no faith exists any longer.
1 Kings 11:29-31
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It happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now [Ahijah] had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.
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Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
31
He said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you
