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1 József pedig az õ atyja orczájára borúla és siránkozék felette és csókolgatá õt.

2 És megparancsolá József az õ szolgáinak, az orvosoknak, hogy balzsamozzák be az õ atyját; és bebalzsamozák az orvosok Izráelt.

3 Mikor negyven nap eltelék, mert akkorra telnek be a bebalzsamozás napjai, siraták õt az Égyiptombeliek hetven napig.

4 És elmúlának az õ siratásának napjai, és szóla József a Faraó házanépéhez, mondván: Ha kedves vagyok elõttetek, szóljatok kérlek a Faraónak, mondván:

5 Az én atyám engem megesketett, mondván: Ímé én meghalok; az én síromba, melyet Kanaán földén ástam magamnak, oda temess el engem. Most hát kérlek, hadd menjek el, és temessem el az én atyámat, azután visszatérek.

6 És monda a Faraó: Eredj el és temesd el a te atyádat, a mint megesketett téged.

7 Elméne azért József, hogy az õ atyját eltemesse, és vele együtt felmenének mind a Faraó szolgái, az õ házának vénei és Égyiptom földének minden vénei.

8 Józsefnek is egész háznépe; és az õ bátyjai, és az õ atyjának háznépe; csak gyermekeiket, juhaikat és barmaikat hagyták a Gósen földén.

9 Felmenének annakfelette õ vele szekerek is és lovagok, úgy hogy igen nagy sereg vala.

10 Mikor eljutának Atád szérûjéhez, mely a Jordánon túl van, nagy és keserves sírással sírának ott. József pedig hét napig gyászolá az õ atyját.

11 És láták az ország lakosai, a Kanaán népe azt a gyászt Atád szérûjénél, és mondának: Keserves gyásza ez az Égyiptombelieknek. Azért nevezék azt a helyet Ábel Miczrajimnak, mely a Jordánon túl van.

12 Aképen cselekedének azért [Jákóbbal] az õ fiai, a miképen megparancsolta vala nékik.

13 Elvivék ugyanis õt az õ fiai Kanaán földére és eltemeték õt a Makpelah mezõnek barlangjába, melyet vett vala Ábrahám a mezõvel együtt temetésre való örökségnek a Khitteus Efrontól Mamrénak átellenében.

14 És visszatére József Égyiptomba, õ, és az õ atyjafiai, és mind azok, kik vele fölmentek vala az õ atyjának temetésére, minekutána eltemette az õ atyját.

15 A mint láták József bátyjai, hogy az õ atyjok meghalt, ezt mondják vala: Hátha gyûlölni fog minket József, és visszaadja nékünk mindazt a gonoszt, a mit rajta elkövettünk.

16 Izenetet küldének azért Józsefhez, mondván: A te atyád megparancsolta nékünk az õ holta elõtt, mondván:

17 Így szóljatok Józsefhez: Kérünk téged, bocsásd meg a te atyádfiainak vétkét és bûnöket, mert gonoszul cselekedtek te ellened. Most azért bocsásd meg azoknak vétkét, a kik a te atyád Istenét szolgálják. József pedig sír vala, mikor ezt mondák néki.

18 Járulának pedig õ hozzá az õ testvérei is, és leborúlának elõtte és mondának: Ímé mi a te szolgáid [vagyunk].

19 József pedig monda: Ne féljetek: avagy Isten gyanánt [vagyok-é ]én?

20 Ti gonoszt gondoltatok én ellenem, [de] Isten azt jóra gondolta [fordítani], hogy cselekedjék úgy a mint ma, hogy sok nép életét megtartsa.

21 Most annakokáért ne féljetek: Eltartalak én titeket és a ti gyermekeiteket. És megvígasztalá õket és szívökre beszéle.

22 József pedig Égyiptomban lakozék; mind õ, mind az õ atyjának házanépe. És éle József száz tíz esztendeig.

23 És látá József Efraimtól harmad ízben való fiait. Manasse fiának Mákhirnak is születtek József térdén gyermekei.

24 És monda József az õ testvéreinek: Én meghalok, de Isten bizonnyal meglátogat titeket és felvisz titeket e földrõl arra a földre, melyet esküvel ígért meg Ábrahámnak, Izsáknak és Jákóbnak.

25 És megesketé József Izráel fiait, mondván: Mikor az Isten titeket bizonnyal meglátogat, vigyétek fel innen az én tetemeimet magatokkal.

26 És meghala József száz tíz esztendõs korában, és bebalzsamozák, és koporsóba tevék Égyiptomban.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #6566

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6566. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. That this signifies reception from love, is evident from the signification of “weeping,” as being a significant of both sorrow and love (see n. 3801, 5480, 5873, 5927, 5930); from the representation of Joseph, as being the internal celestial (n. 5805, 5826, 5827, 5869, 5877, 6177, 6224); and from the signification of “speaking,” as being influx, and thence reception (see n. 5797); for the influx is from the internal celestial, which is “Joseph,” and the reception is by the truths in the natural, which are his “brethren.” Hence it is evident that by “Joseph wept when they spake unto him” is signified reception from love.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #5826

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5826. Ye know that my wife bare me two sons. That this signifies that if there be spiritual good which is of the church, there will be internal good and truth, is evident from the representation of Israel, who says this of himself, as being spiritual good from the natural (of which just above, n. 5825); from the representation of Rachel, who is here the “wife who bare him two sons,” as being the affection of interior truth (see n. 3758, 3782, 3793, 3819); and from the representation of Joseph and Benjamin, who are the “two” whom she bare, as being internal good and truth-Joseph internal good, and Benjamin interior truth.

[2] In regard to this, that there will be internal good and truth if there be spiritual good which is of the church, the case is this. The spiritual good which Israel represents is the good of truth, that is, truth in the will and in act. This truth, or this good of truth, in man, makes him to be the church. When truth has been implanted in the will (which is perceived by the fact that the man is affected with truth for the sake of the end that he may live according to it), then there is internal good and truth. When man is in this good and truth, then the kingdom of the Lord is in him, and consequently he is the church, and together with others like him makes the church in general. From this it may be seen that in order that the church may be the church, there must be spiritual good, that is, the good of truth, but by no means truth alone-from which at this day the church is called the church, and one church is distinguished from another. Let everyone think within himself whether truth would be anything unless it had life for the end. What are doctrinal things without this end? and what the precepts of the Decalogue without a life according to them? For if anyone is acquainted with these, and with all their meaning in its fullness, and yet lives contrary to them, of what benefit are they? have they any effect at all? except, with some, damnation? The case is similar with the doctrinals of faith from the Word, which are precepts of Christian life, for they are spiritual laws. Neither do these conduce to anything unless they become of the life. Let a man consider within himself whether there is anything in him that is anything except what enters into his very life; and whether the life of man, which is life, is anywhere else than in his will.

[3] From this then it is that it is said by the Lord in the Old Testament, and confirmed in the New, that all the Law and all the Prophets are founded in love to God, and love to the neighbor, thus in the life itself, but not in faith without life; therefore by no means in faith alone, consequently neither in confidence, for this is impossible without charity. If this appears with the evil in times of danger, or when death is at hand, it is a spurious or false confidence; for not the least of this confidence appears in them in the other life, however much they may have professed it with apparent ardor at the approach of death. That faith, whether you call it confidence or trust, effects nothing with the wicked, the Lord Himself teaches in John:

As many as received, to them gave He the power to be sons of God, to them that believe in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (John 1:12-13).

[4] They who are “born of bloods” are those who do violence to charity (see n. 374, 1005), also who profane truth (n. 4735); they who are “born of the will of the flesh” are those who are in evils from the love of self and of the world (n. 3813); and they who are “born of the will of man” are those who are in persuasions of falsity; for a “man” signifies truth, and in the opposite sense falsity. They who are “born of God” are those who have been regenerated by the Lord, and thence are in good. These are they who receive the Lord, and these are they who believe in His name, and these are they to whom He gives the power to be sons of God, but not to the others; from which it is very plain what faith alone effects for salvation.

[5] Moreover in order that man may be regenerated and become the church, he must be introduced through truth to good; and he is introduced when truth becomes truth in the will and in act. This truth is good, and is called the good of truth, and produces new truths continually; for then for the first time it makes itself fruitful. The truth which is thence brought forth or made fruitful is what is called internal truth, and the good from which it is, is called internal good; for nothing becomes internal until it has been implanted in the will, because what is of the will is the inmost of man. So long as good and truth are outside of the will, and in the understanding only, they are outside of the man; for the understanding is without, and the will is within.

  
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