4970. Verses 2-6 And Jehovah was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his lord the Egyptian. And his lord saw that Jehovah was with him, and everything that he did Jehovah made it to prosper in his hand. And Joseph found favour in his eyes, and ministered to him; and he put him in charge over his house, and whatever he had he gave into his hand. And it happened from the time he put him in charge in his house and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and he blessing of Jehovah was on all that he had in the house and in the field. And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and did not concern himself with anything ¹ except the bread that he ate. And Joseph was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.

'And Jehovah was with Joseph' means that the Divine existed within the celestial of the spiritual. 'And he was a prosperous man' means that all things had been provided. 'And he was in the house of his lord the Egyptian' means to enable it to be introduced into natural good. 'And his lord saw that Jehovah was with him' means a perception within natural good that the Divine existed within it. 'And everything that he did Jehovah made to prosper in his hand' means that all things were the conferments of Divine Providence. 'And Joseph found favour in his eyes' means that it had found acceptance. 'And ministered to him' means that factual knowledge was assigned to its own good. 'And he put him in charge over his house' means that this good applied itself to that factual knowledge. 'And whatever he had he gave into his hand' means that all that belonged to that good was seemingly subject to the power and control of its associated truth. 'And it happened from the time he put him in charge in his house and over all that he had' means a second state, after this good had applied itself to that truth and had made all that belonged to it seemingly subject to the power and control of that truth. 'That Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake' means that at this point the Divine imparted the celestial-natural to that truth. 'And the blessing of Jehovah was' means increases. 'On all that he had in the house and in the field' means in life and in doctrine. 'And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand' means that it seemed as though all things were subject to its power and control. 'And did not concern himself with anything except the bread that he ate' means that the good from there was its own. 'And Joseph was beautiful in form means the good of life springing from this. 'And beautiful in appearance' means the truth of faith springing from it.

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