Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4740

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4740. 'It happened, when Joseph came to his brothers' means when a declaration was made concerning Him. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as Divine truth, in particular concerning the Lord's Divine Human. When this is said 'to come to them' the meaning is that it is declared to them, for 'his brothers' represents the Church that adheres to faith separated from charity, whose members have that truth declared to them.


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