214 - Joseph Part 1 of 4: Jacob and Rachel
За Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Joseph Part 1: Jacob and Rachel
Topic: First Coming
Summary: We look at where Joseph came from and why Benjamin was important to him.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Genesis 28:1; 29:1; 30; 33, 35
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 2/25/2015. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Arcana Coelestia #1440
1440. 'Abram went through the land as far as the place of Shechem' means the Lord's second state, when the celestial things of love became apparent to Him. This becomes clear from what has gone before and from the whole sequence of events in what has gone before, that He drew closer to and attained to the celestial things of love, meant by 'they came out to go into the land of Canaan' and by 'they came into the land of Canaan'; from the whole sequence of events, that after He had drawn closer to and attained to celestial things, these at that point became apparent to Him. Celestial things have the very light of the soul within them, because they have the Divine itself, that is, Jehovah Himself, within them. And because the Lord was to join the Human Essence to the Divine Essence when He attained to celestial things, it was inevitable that Jehovah should appear to Him.