Neville Goddard on Acts 7:8-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 7 in context

Scripture Focus

8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

13And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

14Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,

16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.

Acts 7:8-16

Biblical Context

Plainly, Acts 7:8-16 traces the movement of the patriarchs from covenant to migration, through envy, famine, and eventual burial in a new land. It reveals how a divine presence accompanies every turning point.

Neville's Inner Vision

These names are stages of your inner life, not mere outsiders in a tale. The covenant given to Abraham is your decision that I AM stands as the ground of being; Isaac and Jacob symbolize recurring states of awareness that seed a loyal trust in Providence. Joseph's brothers envy him and sell him into Egypt—that inner conflict seems to exile the mind from its familiar circle. Yet God is with him, meaning awareness itself accompanies every movement of the dream. In the famine that lays waste the land you call home, lack appears, but the inner dream also carries a hidden supply. When Jacob learns there is corn in Egypt, you sense that wholeness and provision are available within the inner landscape; at length Joseph is made governor by Pharaoh's recognition of his wisdom—a sign that consciousness orders the outer world to reflect its inner state. Jacob's family descends and later settles in a new place, symbolizing how the soul carries its truth into a fresh domain. The instruction is to renew your faith that the I AM is guiding every step, and to feel its presence now, right where you stand.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the identity Joseph—governor of your inner and outer life—hear Pharaoh's praise in your mind, and let that recognition redraw your present. Then revise doubt by repeating, 'I AM, I am with God, and God is with me,' and feel the truth in your chest.