Neville Goddard on Genesis 15:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 15 in context

Scripture Focus

17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Genesis 15:17

Biblical Context

At sunset darkness, a smoking furnace and a burning lamp pass between the pieces, signaling a covenant sealed within. This is not a distant oath, but an inner act of loyalty in your consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 15:17 is not about an external rite but an inward passage. When the sun goes down and the outer world dims, the smoking furnace and the burning lamp symbolize the purification and illumination moving through your mind. The 'pieces' are the fragments of your beliefs, fears, and desires; as the fire and light pass between them, God—your I AM presence—threads Himself through the very fabric of your consciousness, sealing a covenant of loyalty between the Seeing Self and the Declaring Self. This is faith as inner activity: you do not seek evidence outside you, you declare the certainty of your true identity here and now. The furnace purifies thought; the lamp reveals truth; together they unite what seems divided. The covenant is with God within, not an external deity; your awareness becomes the field where all appearances are brought into alignment with the I AM. Practice emerges as you assume that you are the one passing between the pieces, revise lack into abundance, and feel the divine companionship as your immediate reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine yourself as the I AM walking between the pieces, letting the furnace warmth and lamp-light seal the inner covenant. Then repeat, 'I am one with God; this is my present reality,' and notice the inner shift.