6218. THE INTERNAL SENSE

Verses 1-2 And so it was after these things, that [someone] said to Joseph, Behold, your father is sick. And he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim. And [someone] told Jacob and said, Behold, your son Joseph has come to you; and Israel strengthened himself and sat on the bed.

'And so it was after these things' means what follows as a consequence of the affairs prior to this. 'That [someone] said to Joseph' means a preeminent perception. 'Behold, your father is sick' means the next stage towards regeneration. 'And he took his two sons with him, Manasseh and Ephraim' means the Church's will and the Church's understanding, born from the internal. 'And [someone] told Jacob' means a discernment by the truth of the natural. 'And said, Behold, your son Joseph has come to you' means regarding the presence of the internal. 'And Israel strengthened himself' means new powers received through spiritual good. 'And sat on the bed' means which was turned towards the natural.