6579. Verses 22-23 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his [father's] house; and Joseph lived a hundred and ten years. And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation; also the sons of Machir, Manasseh's son, were born on Joseph's knees.
'And Joseph dwelt in Egypt' means the life of the Church's factual knowledge from the internal. 'He and his [father's] house' means from the internal and the good of the internal. 'And Joseph lived a hundred and ten years' means its state and essential nature. 'And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation' means the establishment of the Church so far as its understanding and the derivatives from this were concerned. 'Also the sons of Machir, Manasseh's son' means and so far as its will and the derivatives from that were concerned. 'Were born on Joseph's knees' means that they were from good joined to truth from the internal.
