Midian to Egypt: Inner Favor

1 Kings 11:18-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Kings 11 in context

Scripture Focus

18And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
1 Kings 11:18-20

Biblical Context

Exiles depart Midian to Egypt, where Pharaoh provides shelter, food, and land. Hadad gains favor, marries Tahpenes’s sister, and Genubath is born and raised in Pharaoh’s house.

Neville's Inner Vision

Hadad's exilic journey is a parable of your own inner journey. The moving from Midian to Paran and then to Egypt mirrors a shift of consciousness from lack to recognition of your I AM. Pharaoh is not a person but your sovereign mind, the state of awareness that provides shelter, nourishment, and land as soon as you decide you are already there. When Hadad wins great favor and is given the sister of Tahpenes, this symbolizes your inner imagination—the feminine principle that approves the idea you have chosen. The birth of Genubath in Pharaoh's house marks a new quality conceived within this royal climate, a fresh truth that belongs to the inner family of your thoughts. Genubath being raised among Pharaoh's sons suggests the new attribute is integrated into your mental economy, not separated from the whole. Exile becomes return: the outer world reflects the settled conviction that you are cared for by the I AM and richly provided for by the inner king. Your task is to dwell in that assumption, feeling the security, and let the new life take root in your imaginative realm until it feels irreversible.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: close your eyes and declare, 'I am now in Pharaoh's house, provided for and ruled by I AM.' Then sense Genubath—the newborn idea—being nurtured by Tahpenes's sister, growing within the royal mind and ready to live among the children of Pharaoh.

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