4348. 'Until he came right up to his brother' means a joining on the part of good that develops from truth, meant by 'Jacob'. This is clear from the meaning of 'coming right up to' as so as to join oneself; from the representation of Esau, to whom 'brother' refers here, as Divine Good within the natural, dealt with above in 4337; and from the representation of 'Jacob' as the good of truth, also dealt with above in 4337. The implications of all this have been explained immediately above in 4347.

6901. 'And you and the elders of Israel are to go in to the king of Egypt' means a communicating to those who are steeped in falsities and engage in molestation. This is clear from the meaning of 'going in to' as a communicating to, for in the spiritual sense 'going in to' is communicating one's thought to another; from the representation of 'Moses' as the law from God, dealt with in 6827; from the meaning of 'the elders' as those with intelligence, dealt with in 6524, 6525, 6890; and from the representation of Pharaoh or 'the king of Egypt' as falsity molesting the Church's truths, dealt with in 6651, 6679, 6683. From all this it is evident that 'you and the elders of Israel are to go in to the king of Egypt' means the communication of such truths as belong to the law from God, and belong to intelligence acquired from that source, to those who are steeped in falsities and engage in molestation.