Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 5517

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5517. 'And the youngest is today with our father' means that from itself [the celestial of the spiritual] had a link with spiritual good. This too is clear from the explanation above in 5443, where the same words occur. The expression from itself is used because the intermediary represented by 'Benjamin' goes forth from the celestial of the spiritual, which is 'Joseph'.


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