The KJV Holy Bible

 

Genesis Chapter Forty Five

 

1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you.

13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;

18 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.

19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.

21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.

23 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.

27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

28 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Genesis: The Great Revelation and the Lifting of the Veil

"Genesis Chapter Forty-Five is the magnificent climax of Internal Reconciliation. The Executive Will (Judah) has proven its total selflessness, completing the necessary Alchemical Purification. The Supreme Spiritual Intuition (Joseph) can finally drop its disguise and reveal its True identity to the lower faculties. This chapter illustrates the Profound Realization of Divine Providence—the Understanding that the harsh descents, the sufferings, and the periods of Spiritual darkness were not punishments, but Perfectly Orchestrated Cosmic mechanics designed to Preserve and Elevate the Entire Being."

 

 

Verses 1-4: The Rending of the Veil and the Terror of Illumination - "Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me... And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence."

The Alchemical tension breaks. Joseph commands all the Egyptians (the unrefined elements of the Subconscious) to leave the room. The Supreme Intuition must reveal itself to the Internal faculties in Absolute Purity, without any interference from the external matrix. When Joseph finally lifts the veil and declares his identity, the brothers are paralyzed with fear. The lower faculties are suddenly Forced to Realize that the Majestic, Omnipotent Ruler of their physical survival is the very same Spiritual Light they once tried to destroy. This is the shock of True Illumination—the sudden, terrifying Recognition of the Divine Operating directly within the material world.

 

 

Verses 5-8: The Law of Divine Providence and the Master Architect - "Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life... So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God:"

This is one of the most Profound statements of Hermetic philosophy in the entire text. Joseph completely absolves the lower faculties of their guilt. He explains that their past betrayal, jealousy, and the selling of the Intuition into the dense matrix (Egypt) was actually the Divine Will operating in disguise. The Supreme Architect orchestrated the descent into the Subconscious to build an Energetic fortress capable of surviving the Cosmic famine. The lower ego Realizes it is not the author of its own destiny; every mistake and failure was utilized by the Higher Self to construct the Ultimate Vehicle of Salvation.

 

 

Verses 9-15: The Command to Descend and the Kiss of Integration - "Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not... Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him."

The Intuition gives a clear command: the Conscious, Awakened Mind (Jacob/Israel) must now leave the high, abstract planes (Canaan) and descend Entirely into the Subconscious/physical matrix (Egypt). Joseph promises them the land of Goshen—the most fertile, protected region within the physical body—where they will be shielded and nourished. The Great Work requires Total Integration; the Spirit cannot remain detached from matter. Joseph kisses his brothers and weeps upon them, sealing the Alchemical fusion. The Internal war is over, and the faculties can finally communicate openly and Harmoniously with the Divine Intuition.

 

 

Verses 16-24: The Blessing of the Physical Matrix - "And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well... And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt..."

The reconciliation of the Internal faculties creates immediate Harmony in the external vehicle. Pharaoh (the ruling physical ego) is completely delighted by this Spiritual reunion. The physical matrix throws its entire wealth and support behind the Great Work, offering its wagons and resources to transport the Conscious Mind. Joseph gives his brothers changes of raiment (new auric vibrations) and explicitly warns them: "See that ye fall not out by the way." He reminds the newly Unified Mind not to slip back into the old patterns of discord and argument as they travel back to Consciousness.

 

 

Verses 25-28: The Revival of the Conscious Mind - "And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father... And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. And they told him all the words of Joseph... and when he saw the wagons... the spirit of Jacob their father revived:"

When the lower faculties return and declare that the Divine Intuition is not only alive but ruling the entire material matrix, the Conscious Mind (Jacob) cannot process it. His heart faints; the worldly Intellect initially rejects the miraculous. However, when he sees the physical evidence—the wagons and the massive provision of Vital Energy sent from Egypt—the Truth penetrates. His Spirit revives, and he reclaims his Sovereign title of Israel, declaring he will go down and see his Spiritual Creation before he dies.