4682.“约瑟作了一梦”表关于神性人身或祂自己的宣告。这从“作了一梦”的含义清楚可知，“作了一梦”是指宣告。由于这梦与约瑟有关，故所表示的是关于主的神性人身的宣告。“梦”之所以在此表示宣告，是因为关于约瑟所预见并提供的一切，或在内义上关于诸如由约瑟的哥哥们所代表的教会，或诸如始于信的教会里面的神性真理所预见并提供的一切都概要地包含在约瑟的这两个梦里。此外，古时，神性真理要么通过所说的话，要么通过异象，要么通过梦显现；宣告由此而来。因此，在圣言中，通过所说的话、异象或梦知道神性真理的“先知”表示那些教导真理的人，抽象意义上表示教义的真理（2534节）。
因此，“见异象”和“做异梦”所表相同，如约珥书：
我要将我的灵浇灌凡有血气的。你们的儿女要说预言，你们的老年人要做异梦，少年人要见异像。在那些日子，我要将我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女。（约珥书2:28-29）
“将灵浇灌他们”表示把真理告知他们，“说预言”表示教导和宣告它们，“做异梦”所表相同。“老年人”表示那些拥有智慧的人，“少年人”表示那些拥有聪明的人，“仆人”表示那些拥有知识的人。
耶利米书：
万军之耶和华如此说，这些先知向你们说预言，你们不要听他们的话。他们使你们成为虚无，所说的异象，是出于自己的心，不是出于耶和华的口。我已听见那些先知所说的，就是托我名说的假预言，他们说，我做了梦，我做了梦！得梦的先知，可以让他述说那梦；得我话的人，可以让他诚实讲说我的话。耶和华说，看哪，那些以幻梦为预言的人，我必与他们反对；他们述说这梦，以谎言使我百姓走错了路的。（耶利米书23:16，25，28，32）
此处“预言”也表示教导和宣告，却是出于幻梦，也就是他们的宣告
在别处也一样（耶利米书29:8，9；撒迦利亚书10:2）。摩西五经：
你们中间若有先知或是做梦的起来，给你们一个神迹或奇事；那神迹或奇事应验了，他就对你讲到这事说，我们去随从你素来所不认识的别神，事奉他吧！你也不可听那先知或是那做梦之人的话。那先知或是那做梦的要被处死，因为他出言悖逆耶和华你的神。（申命记13:1-3，5）
“先知”和“做梦的”表示教导和宣告的人，在此表示虚假。
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4682. And Joseph dreamed a dream. That this signifies preaching concerning it is evident from the signification of "dreaming a dream," as being to preach; and because the dream treats of Joseph, preaching concerning the Lord's Divine Human is signified. That a "dream" here signifies preaching, is because in Joseph's two dreams are contained in a summary all the things which were foreseen and provided in regard to Joseph, or in the internal sense all that were foreseen and provided in regard to Divine truth within such a church as is represented by Joseph's brethren, or such as begins from faith. Moreover, Divine truths were manifested in ancient times either by speech, by visions, or by dreams, and from these were the preachings; consequently by "prophets" in the Word, to whom Divine truth was manifested by speech, by visions, or by dreams, are signified those who teach truths, and in the abstract sense the truths of doctrine (n. 2534). [2] The like is therefore signified by "seeing visions" and "dreaming dreams;" as in Joel:
I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; and also upon the servants and upon the maidservants in those days will I pour out My spirit (Joel 2:28-29);
where "pouring out the spirit upon them" denotes to instruct concerning truths, and "prophesying" denotes to teach and preach them, and the same is signified by "dreaming dreams." "Old men" are the wise, "young men" the intelligent, "servants" those who know. [3] In Jeremiah:
Thus saith Jehovah Zebaoth, Attend not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you; they make you vain, they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Jehovah. I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy a lie in My name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; but he that hath My word, let him tell My word in truth. Behold I am against them that prophesy dreams of a lie, saith Jehovah; they tell them, and lead My people astray by their lies (Jer. 23:16, 25, 28, 32);
where again "prophesying" denotes to teach and preach, but from dreams of a lie, from which is their preaching. [4] In like manner elsewhere (as in Jer. 29:8, 9; Zech. 10:2). In Moses:
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, who shall give thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not obey the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of a dream. And that prophet, or that dreamer of a dream, shall be killed, because he hath spoken revolt against Jehovah your God (Deut. 13:1-3, 5);
both a "prophet" and a "dreamer of a dream" denote one who teaches and preaches, here falsities.
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4682. 'And Joseph dreamed a dream' means a declaration concerning Himself. This is clear from the meaning of 'dreaming a dream' as declaring. And because the dream has to do with Joseph, a declaration concerning the Lord's Divine Human is meant. The reason why 'a dream' here means a declaration is that Joseph's two dreams contain in summary form all that was foreseen and provided concerning Joseph. This in the internal sense means that which was foreseen and provided regarding Divine Truth within the kind of Church represented by 'Joseph's brothers', that is, the kind that starts out from faith. What is more, Divine Truths were made known in ancient times either through the spoken word, or through visions, or through dreams, followed by declarations made on the basis of these. Consequently by 'prophets' in the Word - to whom Divine truth was made known either through the spoken word, or through visions, or through dreams - are meant teachers of truths, and in the abstract sense the truths of doctrine, 2534.
[2] The same is therefore meant by 'seeing visions', and 'dreaming dreams', as in Joel,
I will pour out My spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy; your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on your men servants and women servants in those days I will pour out My spirit. Joel 2:28, 29.
'Pouring out the spirit on these' stands for informing them of truths, 'prophesying' for teaching and declaring them, as also does 'dreaming dreams'. 'Old men' stands for those who have wisdom, 'young men' for those who have intelligence, and 'men servants' for those who have knowledge.
[3] In Jeremiah,
Thus said Jehovah Zebaoth, Pay no attention to the words of prophets prophesying to you; they render you worthless. They speak a vision of their own heart, not from the mouth of Jehovah I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesied a lie in My name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed! Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has My word tell My word truthfully. Behold, I am against those prophesying lying dreams, said Jehovah; they tell them and lead My people astray by their lies. Jer 23:16, 25, 28, 32.
Here also 'prophesying' stands for teaching and declaring, but from lying dreams which are the substance of their declaration.
[4] The same theme occurs elsewhere, as in Jer 29:8, 9; Zech 10:2. In Moses:
When a prophet or the dreamer of a dream arises in the midst of you, who has given you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder comes to pass, which he has spoken to you, saying, Let us go to other gods, whom you have not known, and let us serve them; you shall not obey the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of a dream. And that prophet and that dreamer of a dream shall be slain because he has spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God. Deut 13:1-3, 5.
'A prophet' and 'the dreamer of a dream' both stand for one who teaches and declares, in this case falsities.
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4682. `Et somniavit Joseph somnium': quod significet praedicationem de Ipso, constat ex significatione `somniare somnium' quod {1} sit praedicare; et quia somnium de Josepho agit, `est praedicare de Divino Humano Domini'; quod `somnium' hic significet praedicationem, est quia in binis somniis Josephi continentur in summario omnia illa quae de Josepho praevisa et provisa sunt, seu in sensu interno quae de Divino Vero intra Ecclesiam talem qualis per `fratres Josephi' repraesentatur, seu qualis quae a fide incohat; et praeterea Divina Vera antiquitus manifestabantur vel per loquelam, vel per visiones, vel per somnia, et ex illis erant praedicationes; inde est quod per `prophetas' in Verbo, quibus verum Divinum manifestabatur vel per loquelam, vel per visiones, vel per somnia, significentur docentes vera, et in sensu abstracto, vera doctrinae, n. 2534; [2] similiter itaque per `videre visiones' et `somniare somnia'; ut apud Joelem, Effundam spiritum Meum super omnem carnem, et prophetabunt filii vestri, et filiae vestrae, senes vestri somnia somniabunt, juvenes vestri visiones videbunt: etiam super servos et {2} ancillas in diebus illis effundam spiritum Meum, iii 1, 2 [A.V. ii 28, 29];`effundere spiritum super illos' pro instruere de veris, `prophetare' pro docere et praedicare illa, ita quoque `somnia somniare'; `senes' pro sapientibus, `juvenes' pro intelligentibus, `servi' pro scientibus: apud Jeremiam, Sic dixit Jehovah Zebaoth, Ne attendite ad verba prophetarum prophetantium vobis, vanos reddunt illi vos;
visionem cordis sui loquuntur, non ex ore Jehovae.... Audivi quod dixerunt prophetae, qui prophetarunt in nomine Meo mendacium, dicendo, Somniavi, somniavi.... Propheta cum quo somnium, narret somnium, at cum quo verbum Meum, narret verbum Meum in veritate..... Ecce Ego contra prophetantes somnia mendacii, dictum Jehovae, narrant ea, et seducunt populum Meum per mendacia sua, xxiii 16, 25, 28, 32;
`prophetare' etiam hic pro docere et praedicare, sed ex somniis mendacii, quae sunt ex quibus `eorum praedicatio; [4] similiter alibi, ut Jer. xxix 8, 9; Zach. x 2: apud Mosen, Quando surgit in medio tui propheta, aut somnians somnium, qui dederit tibi signum aut prodigium, et veniat {3} signum aut prodigium, quod locutus est ad te, dicendo, Eamus ad deos alios, quos non novisti, et serviamus illis, non oboedies verbis prophetae istius, vel somnianti somnium isti:... et propheta iste {4}, et somnians somnium iste, occidetur, propterea quod locutus defectionem contra Jehovam Deum vestrum, Deut. xiii 2-4, 6 [A.V. 1-3, 5];
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