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Genesis 47

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1 Nang magkagayo'y pumasok si Jose at isinaysay kay Faraon, at sinabi, Ang aking ama, at ang aking mga kapatid, at ang kanilang mga kawan, at ang kanilang mga bakahan, at ang lahat nilang tinatangkilik, ay dumating na mula sa lupain ng Canaan; at, narito, sila'y nasa lupain ng Gosen.

2 At sa kaniyang mga kapatid ay nagsama siya ng limang lalake, at mga iniharap niya kay Faraon.

3 At sinabi ni Faraon sa kaniyang mga kapatid, Ano ang inyong hanapbuhay? At kanilang sinabi kay Faraon, Ang iyong mga lingkod ay mga pastor, kami at gayon din ang aming mga magulang.

4 At kanilang sinabi kay Faraon, Upang makipamayan sa bayang ito ay naparito kami; sapagka't walang makain ang mga kawan ng iyong mga lingkod; dahil sa ang kagutom ay mahigpit sa lupain ng Canaan: ngayon nga, ay isinasamo namin sa iyo, na pahintulutan mo na ang iyong mga lingkod ay tumahan sa lupain ng Gosen.

5 At sinalita ni Faraon kay Jose, na sinasabi, Ang iyong ama at ang iyong mga kapatid ay naparito sa iyo:

6 Ang lupain ng Egipto ay nasa harap mo; sa pinakamabuti sa lupain ay patirahin mo ang iyong ama at ang iyong mga kapatid; sa lupain ng Gosen patirahin mo sila: at kung may nakikilala kang mga matalinong lalake sa kanila, ay papamahalain mo sa aking hayop.

7 At ipinasok ni Jose si Jacob na kaniyang ama, at itinayo niya sa harap ni Faraon, at binasbasan ni Jacob si Faraon.

8 At sinabi ni Faraon kay Jacob, Ilan ang mga araw ng mga taon ng iyong buhay?

9 At sinabi ni Jacob kay Faraon, Ang mga araw ng mga taon ng aking pakikipamayan ay isang daan at tatlong pung taon; kaunti at masasama ang mga naging araw ng mga taon ng aking buhay, at hindi umabot sa mga araw ng mga taon ng buhay ng aking mga magulang sa mga araw ng kanilang pakikipamayan.

10 At binasbasan ni Jacob si Faraon at umalis sa harapan ni Faraon.

11 At itinatag ni Jose ang kaniyang ama, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, at sila'y binigyan ng pag-aari sa lupain ng Egipto, sa pinakamabuti sa lupain, sa lupain ng Rameses, gaya ng iniutos ni Faraon.

12 At pinakain ni Jose ng tinapay ang kaniyang ama, at ang kaniyang mga kapatid, at ang buong sangbahayan ng kaniyang ama, ayon sa kanikaniyang sangbahayan.

13 At walang tinapay sa buong lupain; sapagka't ang kagutom ay totoong malala, na ano pa't ang lupain ng Egipto, at ang lupain ng Canaan ay nanglulupaypay dahil sa kagutom.

14 At tinipon ni Jose ang lahat ng salapi na nasumpungan sa lupain ng Egipto, at sa lupain ng Canaan, dahil sa trigong kanilang binibili: at ipinasok ni Jose ang salapi sa bahay ni Faraon.

15 At nang ang salapi ay maubos na lahat sa lupain ng Egipto, at sa lupain ng Canaan, ay naparoon kay Jose ang lahat ng mga Egipcio, at nagsabi; Bigyan mo kami ng tinapay: sapagka't bakit kami mamamatay sa iyong harap? dahil sa ang aming salapi ay naubos.

16 At sinabi ni Jose, Ibigay ninyo ang inyong mga hayop; at bibigyan ko kayo dahil sa inyong mga hayop; kung naubos na ang salapi.

17 At kanilang dinala ang kanilang mga hayop kay Jose, at binigyan sila ni Jose ng tinapay na pinakapalit sa mga kabayo, at sa mga kawan, at sa mga bakahan, at sa mga asno; at kaniyang pinakain sila ng tinapay na pinakapalit sa kanilang lahat na hayop sa taong yaon.

18 At nang matapos ang taong yaon ay naparoon sila sa kaniya ng ikalawang taon, at kanilang sinabi sa kaniya: Hindi namin ililihim sa aming panginoon, na kung paanong ang aming salapi ay naubos, at ang mga kawan ng hayop ay sa aking panginoon; wala nang naiiwan sa paningin ng aking panginoon kundi ang aming katawan at ang aming mga lupa.

19 Bakit nga kami mamamatay sa harap ng iyong mga mata, kami at ang aming lupa? bilhin mo ng tinapay kami at ang aming lupa at kami at ang aming lupa ay paaalipin kay Faraon: at bigyan mo kami ng binhi, upang kami ay mabuhay, at huwag mamatay, at ang lupa ay huwag masira.

20 Sa ganito'y binili ni Jose ang buong lupain ng Egipto para kay Faraon; sapagka't ipinagbili ng bawa't isa sa mga Egipcio ang kaniyang bukid, dahil sa ang kagutom ay totoong mahigpit sa kanila: at ang lupain ay naging kay Faraon.

21 At tungkol sa mga tao ay kanilang ibinago sila sa mga bayan mula sa isang dulo ng hanganan ng Egipto hanggang sa kabilang dulo,

22 Ang lupa lamang ng mga saserdote ang hindi niya nabili: sapagka't ang mga saserdote'y may bahagi kay Faraon, at kanilang kinakain ang kanilang bahagi na ibinibigay sa kanila ni Faraon; kaya hindi nila ipinagbili ang kanilang lupa.

23 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jose sa bayan: Narito, aking binili kayo ng araw na ito, at ang inyong lupa'y para kay Faraon: narito, ito ang ipangbibinhi ninyo, at inyong hahasikan ang lupa.

24 At mangyayari sa pag-aani ay inyong ibibigay ang ikalimang bahagi kay Faraon, at ang apat na bahagi ay sa inyo, sa binhi sa bukid at sa inyong pagkain, at sa inyong mga kasangbahay, at pinakapagkain sa inyong mga bata.

25 At kanilang sinabi, Iyong iniligtas ang aming buhay: makasumpong nawa kami ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon, at kami ay maging mga alipin ni Faraon.

26 At ginawang kautusan ni Jose sa lupain ng Egipto sa araw na ito, na mapapasa kay Faraon ang ikalimang bahagi, liban lamang ang lupa ng mga saserdote na hindi naging kay Faraon.

27 At si Israel ay tumahan sa lupain ng Egipto, sa lupain ng Gosen; at sila'y nagkaroon ng mga pag-aari roon, at pawang sagana at totoong dumami.

28 At si Jacob ay tumira sa lupain ng Egipto na labing pitong taon; kaya't ang mga araw ni Jacob, ang mga taon ng kaniyang buhay, ay isang daan at apat na pu't pitong taon.

29 At ang panahon ay lumalapit na dapat nang mamatay si Israel: at kaniyang tinawag ang kaniyang anak na si Jose, at sinabi niya sa kaniya, Kung ngayo'y nakasumpong ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay ilagay mo, isinasamo ko sa iyo, ang iyong kamay sa ilalim ng aking hita, at pagpakitaan mo ako ng kaawaan at katotohanan; isinasamo ko sa iyong huwag mo akong ilibing sa Egipto:

30 Kundi pagtulog kong kasama ng aking mga magulang ay dadalhin mo ako mula sa Egipto, at ililibing mo ako sa kanilang libingan. At kaniyang sinabi, Aking gagawin ang gaya ng iyong sabi.

31 At kaniyang sinabi, Sumumpa ka sa akin: at sumumpa siya sa kaniya. At yumukod si Israel sa ulunan ng higaan.

   

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6145. 'And the land was Pharaoh's' means that all things were made subject to the natural, which was under the control of the internal. This is clear from the meaning of 'the land was his' as the making its own of all things, meant by 'the land', and the subjection of them to itself; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural in general, dealt with in 5160, 5799, 6015, into which factual knowledge, meant by 'Egypt', was gathered, 6115. The reason this was under the control of the internal is that the entire natural, both in general and in every part, was under it. Being under the control of the internal is meant by Joseph's being lord over all the land of Egypt, and also by his having been placed in charge over Pharaoh's house, Genesis 41:40-43; also Chapter 45 where it says,

Joseph said to his brothers, God has established me as father to Pharaoh, and lord for all his house; and I have dominion in all the land of Egypt. Genesis 45:8.

This now explains why it is said of the natural that it was under the control of the internal.

  
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6015. 'In the carts which Pharaoh sent to carry him' means the matters of doctrine obtained from the Church's factual knowledge. This is clear from the meaning of 'the carts' as matters of doctrine, dealt with in 5945; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the Church's factual knowledge in general. For 'Egypt' means the Church's factual knowledge, 1462, 4749, 4964, 4966, and therefore the king of that land means such knowledge in general, as he does elsewhere in the Word, though in the majority of places perverted factual knowledge is meant by Egypt and so also by Pharaoh. The representation of 'Pharaoh' as factual knowledge in general is evident in Isaiah,

The princes of Zoan are foolish, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh; counsel has become brutish. How do you say to Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of the kings of old? Isaiah 19:11.

Here 'Pharaoh' stands for the Church's factual knowledge in general, which was why he was called 'a son of the wise' and 'a son of the kings of old'. 'The wise' and 'the kings of old' stand for the truths that the Ancient Church possessed. But that factual knowledge made nonsensical is meant, for it says 'The princes of Zoan have become foolish; counsel has become brutish'.

[2] In the same prophet,

They depart to go down to Egypt but have not asked at My mouth, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will become shame for you, and trust in the shadow of Egypt ignominy. Isaiah 30:2-3.

'Strengthening themselves in the strength of Egypt, and trusting in the shadow of Egypt' stands for relying in matters of faith on factual knowledge and having no belief in any spiritual truth unless it is what factual knowledge and sensory evidence so declare. But that is a perversion of order. The truths of faith must occupy first place, and supporting factual knowledge must take second place; for if the latter occupy first place, no belief in any truth whatever exists.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Jehovah Zebaoth, the God of Israel, said, Behold, I am making a visitation upon Amen in No, and upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt, and upon its gods, and upon its kings - especially upon Pharaoh and those trusting in him. Jeremiah 46:25.

Here also 'Pharaoh' stands for factual knowledge in general. 'Those trusting in him' stands for people who rely on factual knowledge but do not rely on the Word, that is, on the Lord in the Word. Such a reliance leads to a complete perversion in the things people are taught to believe, which in turn leads to falsity and also to the refusal to accept that what is Divine and heavenly is anything at all. These people in particular are all too ready to say, Let me see these things with my own eyes; or, Produce the facts to prove the truth of it, and then I will believe it. But even if they did see them or such proof was produced they would not believe, because an unaccepting attitude of mind governs everything.

[4] In the same prophet,

Against Pharaoh. 1 Behold, waters rising out of the north which will become a deluging stream, and they will deluge the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it, so that men cry out and every inhabitant of the land wails because of the sound of the beat of the hoofs of the horses his mighty ones and the noise of his chariot, the rumble of its wheels. Jeremiah 47:1-3.

It is plain from every detail stated here regarding Pharaoh that 'Pharaoh' is factual knowledge in general, existing in this instance in a perverted state of order, which destroys the truths of faith. 'A deluging stream' is factual knowledge destroying an understanding of truth, and so is knowledge that lays waste. 'They will deluge the land and all that fills it' is the entire Church. 'The city and those who dwell in it' is the truth the Church possesses, and the good this truth leads to. 'The beat of the hoofs of the horses' is the lowest kind of factual knowledge gained directly from sensory impressions. 'The noise of his chariot' is false teaching derived from that knowledge. 'The rumble of its wheels' is sensory impressions and the false notions going with them that advance themselves.

[5] In Ezekiel,

The Lord Jehovih said, Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster who is lying in the midst of his rivers, who has said, The river is mine and I have made myself. Therefore I will put hooks in your jaws, and cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales. Ezekiel 29:2-4.

Here also 'Pharaoh' stands for factual knowledge in general, which in a similar way is evident from each detail that is stated regarding him.

[6] In the same prophet,

Raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt. You are like monsters in the seas, and you have come forth with your rivers, and have troubled the waters with your feet; you have stirred up their rivers. When I have blotted you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars, I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. All the bright lights [in the heavens] I will darken over you, and I will put darkness over your land. Ezekiel 32:1, 3, 7-8.

The details of this description, like many more in the Prophets, cannot be understood by anyone, it is evident, without the internal sense. No one can understand what is meant when it says that Pharaoh is like monsters in the seas, has come forth with 2 his rivers, and has troubled the waters with his feet. Nor can anyone know what is meant when it says that the heavens will be covered above him, the stars will be darkened, and all the bright lights will be darkened; also that the sun will be covered with a cloud, the moon will not give its light, and darkness will be put over his land. But the internal sense shows what all these details mean; it shows that factual knowledge perverts the truths of the Church if a person uses it to enter the mysteries of faith without believing anything unless factual knowledge, indeed sensory evidence, causes him to see it. This is the internal sense of this description, as the explanation of each separate detail shows.

[7] Pharaoh is called 'king of Egypt' by virtue of the truth factual knowledge holds within it. For factual knowledge is truth as it exists in the natural, and 'king' is truth, see 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, 4966, 5044; also, much the same is meant by the king of a people as by the people themselves, 4789, so that much the same is meant by 'Pharaoh' as by 'Egypt', but the same thing in general. ('Egypt' has been shown many times to mean factual knowledge.) Pharaoh is compared to 'monsters in the seas' because 'a monster' or 'a sea monster' means general sources of facts, 42, While 'seas' means gatherings together of them, 28. Then it is said that he has come forth with his rivers because ideas displaying intelligence are meant by 'rivers', 108, 109, 2702, 3051, but here ideas displaying insanity since they flow from sensory impressions and factual knowledge, 5196. After this it is said that he troubled the waters with his feet and stirred up their rivers because 'waters' means spiritual truths, 680, 739, 2702, 3058, 3424, 4976, 5668, and 'feet' things belonging to the natural, 2162, 3147, 3761, 3986, 4280, 4938-4952, so that 'troubling the waters with one's feet' is defiling and perverting the truths of faith by means of factual knowledge which the natural possesses. And 'stirring up their rivers' is doing the same to intelligence.

[8] Finally it is said that when he is blotted out the heavens will be covered, because 'the heavens' means a person's interiors, since these are his heavens. They are 'closed' when factual knowledge holds sway over the truths of faith, that is, when the natural holds sway over the spiritual. When this is the situation the cognitions or knowledge of truth and good perish, meant by 'I will darken the stars of the heavens, and all the bright lights'; for 'the stars' are those cognitions, see 2495, 2849, 4697, and 'the lights' are forms of good and truth, 30-38. The inability of the good of love to flow in any longer at that time is meant by 'I will cover the sun with a cloud', and the inability of the good of faith to flow in by 'the moon will not give its light' - 'the sun' being the good of love, and 'the moon the good of faith, see 1519, 1530, 2120, 2495, 3636, 3643, 4060, 4696. The occupation therefore of the natural mind by falsities alone is meant by 'I will put darkness over your land' - 'darkness' being falsities, 1839, 1860, 4418, 4531, and 'Pharaoh's land' or 'the land of Egypt' being the natural mind, 5276, 5278, 5280, 5288, 5701. From all this one may now see what the meaning is within the details of this prophecy. Since 'Pharaoh' means factual knowledge in general he also means the natural in general, 5799.

Fusnotat:

1. These verses in Jeremiah 47 refer to the Philistines, though Pharaoh is mentioned in verse 1. Chapter Jeremiah 46 deals specifically with Egypt and Pharaoh.

2. Reading cum (with) for ex (from)

  
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