Arcana Coelestia #1020
1020. That these things are meant becomes clear from the fact that everything put together as history from Genesis 1 down to Eber in Chapter 11 means something different from what appears in the letter, and from the consideration that the historical narratives there are purely made-up history customary among the most ancient people. When attesting the truth of some matter they would say that 'Jehovah said it'. Here however 'God' is used because the subject is the spiritual Church. And they did the same when anything true was being, or had been, put into effect.
#53 The Missing Years of Jesus Christ - Does the Joseph Story Hint at Jesus' 20s?
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Joseph and Jesus: Hints at Jesus' 20s
Topic: Word
Summary: Biblical literalism is set against the clear teaching that Jesus said the Hebrew Scriptures were all about Him (Luke 24; see also 2 Corinthians 3). Four things said of Joseph are virtually identical to things said of Jesus. The similarities show us glimpses of Jesus' inner life in his 20s.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Luke 24:32, 44-45
2 Corinthians 3:6
Exodus 34
John 5:39
Luke 3
Genesis 41:51
John 2:5