“³¹Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. ³²And the men are shepherds, for their occupation has been to feed livestock; and they brought their flocks, their herds, and all that they have.’ ”

– Genesis 46:31-32 (NKJV)

“Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household (let us pause and recognise here that once the circle of repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation is complete one is able to call one’s enemy brother once more, if indeed he was always destined to be an elect Child of God, a member of The Father’s household, but was only taken captive by the enemy to do his will for a season – 2 Timothy 2:23-26 – and has since been granted repentance by his or her True Father), “I will go up and tell Pharaoh, and say to him (recognise the reverence and humble obedience to authority the True Child of God possesses at all times; not only has Pharaoh become a true kinsman and friend within this narrative, but despite the fact that both Joseph and Pharaoh know deep-down that Joseph is the infinitely wiser, more capable and worthy steward of the nation of Egypt during this time – for ‘God is with him’ as Pharaoh himself acknowledges time and time again – Joseph’s alignment with the unchangeable laws of God [as written upon his heart as an internal reality grounded in Love out of which he operates, and not merely a legalistic, outward keeping rooted in fear] nevertheless compels him to submit to Pharaoh as one positionally and hierarchically holding the office of highest authority within the land), ‘My brothers and those of my father’s house (the second phrase indicating the representation of The Kingdom of God: The Father and The Elect, The True Brethren who furnish His House, The Holy Colonising Force invading this foreign land: rendering it all that much more important for this land’s leader, its representative, Pharoah, to be awarded the opportunity to yield willingly to this inhabitation, for God never strongarms or controls but esteems free will very highly. And so we must ask: following all that Pharoah has seen in the life of Joseph through relationship with him, this Christ-type sent of God, will he surrender the territory he reigns over to The Most High God?) who were in the land of Canaan (oh what a picture! in Canaan representing The Promised Land, which in turn always represents Heaven; what a stark picture of Heaven literally invading earth 😃), have come to me (“all The King’s horses and all The King’s men” have come to their King, the Christ-type represented here in Joseph who will now stand before Pharoah, meekly and humbly and petition Pharoah if he would open up the heart of Egypt to them ☺️). And the men are shepherds (Pastor’s!), for their occupation has been to feed livestock (see Song of Songs, Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34); and they have brought their flocks , their herds , and all that they have.’ ” (We see here a peculiar picture of The Colonising Army of God who has brought within its bosom all that is needed to bring a people, a nation to Him, and yet at the same time the humility and gentleness associated with Our Kingdom that says: we cannot conquer you lest you yield yourself to Our Might, lest you willingly – without coercion or force – say “Yes” to The Lord and be saved – for this is The Gospel!’. Furthermore the full implication of the principle of Our Lord’s laying His divinity aside is shockingly revealed here as we recognise just how vulnerable God is prepared to make Himself to save to the uttermost, for we see here the dependency upon the exile nation, upon earth as it were, as a temporary host: the Kingdom making itself dependent upon a hostile territory for resources, sustenance and survival as it seeks to save her! Oh these things are too high for me Oh Lord, how can anyone comprehend it?!)