5195. 'That Pharaoh was dreaming' means provision ¹ made for the natural. This is clear from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural, dealt with in 5079, 5080, 5095, 5160, and from the meaning of 'dreaming' as a foretelling of things to come, and so in the highest sense as Foresight, dealt with in 3698, 4682, 5091, 5092, 5104. Now since Foresight or the foreseen is meant, Providence or provision is meant too, because Foresight and Providence cannot exist one without the other. For Providence has in view the state that is to last for ever; but unless it foresees what this state is, it cannot make any provision towards it. A provision for present needs without at the same time any foresight of future ones, and so no simultaneous provision for future needs within present ones, would imply a lack of any end in view, or of any order, or of consequently any wisdom and intelligence, and so it would not be something having a Divine origin. But when reference is made to what is good the term Providence is used, whereas Foresight is used in reference to what is not good, 5155. One cannot use the term Foresight when speaking of what is good because good resides within the Divine, comes forth from the Divine Himself, and exists in accord with the Divine. Rather, this term is used when one refers to what is not good or to what is evil since this comes forth from outside the Divine, from others opposed to the Divine. Thus because Providence is used when reference is made to what is good, the term is also used to refer to the joining of the natural to the celestial of the spiritual. This is the reason why 'dreaming' at this point means provision that had been made.

脚注:

4682. 'And Joseph dreamed a dream' means a declaration concerning Himself. This is clear from the meaning of 'dreaming a dream' as declaring. And because the dream has to do with Joseph, a declaration concerning the Lord's Divine Human is meant. The reason why 'a dream' here means a declaration is that Joseph's two dreams contain in summary form all that was foreseen and provided concerning Joseph. This in the internal sense means that which was foreseen and provided regarding Divine Truth within the kind of Church represented by 'Joseph's brothers', that is, the kind that starts out from faith. What is more, Divine Truths were made known in ancient times either through the spoken word, or through visions, or through dreams, followed by declarations made on the basis of these. Consequently by 'prophets' in the Word - to whom Divine truth was made known either through the spoken word, or through visions, or through dreams - are meant teachers of truths, and in the abstract sense the truths of doctrine, 2534.

[2] The same is therefore meant by 'seeing visions', and 'dreaming dreams', as in Joel,

I will pour out My spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy; your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on your men servants and women servants in those days I will pour out My spirit. Joel 2:28-29.

'Pouring out the spirit on these' stands for informing them of truths, 'prophesying' for teaching and declaring them, as also does 'dreaming dreams'. 'Old men' stands for those who have wisdom, 'young men' for those who have intelligence, and 'men servants' for those who have knowledge.

[3] In Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah Zebaoth, Pay no attention to the words of prophets prophesying to you; they render you worthless. They speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of Jehovah I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesied a lie in My name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed! Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has My word tell My word truthfully. Behold, I am against those prophesying lying dreams, said Jehovah; they tell them and lead My people astray by their lies. Jeremiah 23:16, 25, 28, 32.

Here also 'prophesying' stands for teaching and declaring, but from lying dreams which are the substance of their declaration.

[4] The same theme occurs elsewhere, as in Jeremiah 29:8-9; Zechariah 10:2. In Moses:

When a prophet or the dreamer of a dream arises in the midst of you, who has given you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder comes to pass, which he has spoken to you, saying, Let us go to other gods, whom you have not known, and let us serve them; you shall not obey the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of a dream. And that prophet and that dreamer of a dream shall be slain because he has spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God. Deuteronomy 13:1-3, 5.

'A prophet' and 'the dreamer of a dream' both stand for one who teaches and declares, in this case falsities.