5974. 'Enough; Joseph my son is still alive' means joy that the internal had not perished. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal celestial, and from the meaning of 'being alive' as not having perished or been cast away, as above in 5967. That joy is meant is self-evident.

5803. 'We have a father, an old man' means that spiritual good is their source. This is clear from the representation of Israel, to whom 'a father refers here, as spiritual good, which is the source, dealt with just above in 5801. As regards Israel's representation, see 4286, 4292, 4570, where it is shown that he represents the spiritual Church, in particular the internal aspect of it, which is the good of truth or spiritual good from the natural. What spiritual good or the good of truth is, see 5526, 5773.