Inner Covenant of Circumcision
Acts 7:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Abraham receives the covenant of circumcision, and his line continues through Isaac and Jacob to the twelve patriarchs. It marks a sacred boundary of obedience across generations.
Neville's Inner Vision
Consider the covenant as an inner agreement rather than a physical ritual. God the I AM places a cutting away of the old self upon Abraham in the form of circumcision, so that Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve patriarchs can emerge as inner states of consciousness. The lineage is the map of inner faculties: Isaac for steadfast faith, Jacob for dream and strategy, and the twelve patriarchs as the manifold aspects of awareness. The outer sign is a pointer to daily discipline: releasing attachment to past beliefs and choosing to dwell in the one I AM that gives reality by imagination. The covenant is loyalty to the divine image formed in mind, not mere genealogical heritage. When you accept this inner covenant, you lose the sense of separation and realize that God and you are one; your world follows from your imaginal acts and the meaning you assign to events.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assert I am the I AM; envision the old self being cut away in your mind and feel this new state as already true. Then revise a current limitation by picturing a scene where awareness governs experience, and feel it real.
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