1 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him; and he cried, "Make every one go out from me." So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers.
After hearing Judah's plea Joseph could restrain himself no longer. He made himself known to his brothers, and there was a happy reunion. This whole Scripture proves that, behind everything, the Spirit of YHVH is working to bring forth the perfect world.
2 And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it.
3 And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph; is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence.
4 So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, I pray you." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt.
5 And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for Gods sent me before you to preserve life.
6 For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest.
7 And Gods sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.
8 So it was not you who sent me here, but the Gods; and they have made me a father to Pharaoh, and Lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Joseph was the chosen servant of YHVH to preserve not only the Egyptians but also those who dwelt in the surrounding countries. Out of a seemingly unbearable jealous condition the lives of thousands were preserved, and most important, a wonderful soul expansion took place in the whole Israeli Race. Joseph symbolizes the sublime idea of Truth's going down into the darkened material consciousness and under the law raising it up and out of Materialism into Spirit. Joseph was seemingly forced to go to Egypt by his brothers, yet he was sent by YHVH to prepare for the maintenance of Jacob's family through the period of dearth that later came to Canaan. The Truth idea he represents, when taken down into the physical consciousness, establishes there a new realization of life that results in the regeneration of the entire man. We must often go consciously into every part of our body and build it up in Truth with new ideas of life and substance.
9 Make haste and go up to my father and say to him, 'Thus says your son, Joseph, Gods have made me Lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not tarry;
10 you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children's children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have;
11 and there I will provide for you, for there are yet five years of famine to come; lest you and your household, and all that you have, come to poverty.'
The name Goshen means "drawing near." Metaphysically, it represents a state of unity.
12 And now your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth that speaks to you.
13 You must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and of all that you have seen. Make haste and bring my father down here."
14 Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him.
Joseph sent his brothers home rejoicing, laden with presents for their father, and there was no longer any regret that they had brought Benjamin down into Egypt. True repentance means the changing of the mind and all its contents of error belief. When we have done this we can unify ourselves with Truth, and then we are blessed in both mind and body with the true riches of Spirit.
16 When the report was heard in Pharaoh's house, "Joseph's brothers have come," it pleased Pharaoh and his servants well.
Pharaoh, the ruling Ego of the subconscious, joyfully welcomes Joseph's kindred. This reveals that the constructive imagination (Joseph) not only mirrors forth plenty that becomes manifest as substantial supply but also brings peace and harmony to the whole man.
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Say to your brothers, 'Do this: load your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;
18 and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.'
19 Command them also, 'Do this: take wagons from the land of Egypt for your little ones and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.
20 Give no thought to your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"
21 The sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the command of Pharaoh, and gave them provisions for the journey.
22 To each and all of them he gave festal garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five festal garments.
23 To his father he sent as follows: ten asses loaded with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses loaded with grain, bread, and provision for his father on the journey.
24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they departed, he said to them, "Do not quarrel on the way."
25 So they went up out of Egypt, and came to the land of Canaan, to their father, Jacob.
26 And they told him, "Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart fainted, for he did not believe them.
27 But when they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said to them, and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the Spirit of their father, Jacob, revived;
28 and Israel said, "It is enough; Joseph, my son, is still alive; I will go and see him before I die."
Every form and thing, whether in the Ether or on the Earth, represents some idea or mental attitude. The idea is first projected into mind substance and afterward formed in consciousness through the imagining faculty of the mind.