Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving relates to the fact that the Lord provides us all with true teachings for our minds and desires for good in our hearts, and for the fact that we need to accept those gifts while acknowledging that they come from the Lord, and not from ourselves. One of the most common and significant uses of "give" in the Bible is the repeated statement that the Lord had given the land of Canaan to the people of Israel. This springs from the fact that Canaan represents heaven, and illustrates that the Lord created us all for heaven and will give us heaven if we will accept the gift.

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.