Neville Goddard on Genesis 15:17-18 - 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.

18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 15:17-18

Biblical Context

Plainly, the text shows the sun setting as a boundary between outer sight and inner knowing; a smoking furnace and burning lamp pass between two pieces, and the Lord makes a covenant with Abram, promising land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates for his seed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your reading of Genesis 15:17-18 becomes a map of your inner territory. The sun going down marks the moment you turn attention from outward events to the still, vigilant presence within. The smoking furnace and the burning lamp are not mechanisms of history; they are images of inner purification and illumination passing between the pieces of your consciousness—the fragments of past fears, limits, and old stories. As these symbols move between the pieces, the I AM moves with them and seals a covenant within you. The covenant says: your seed—the potential you are awakening—shall possess a wider land. The land described—from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—translates to the breadth of your inner kingdom: from places ruled by fear to a vast field of awareness where truth can reign. This is not a political promise but a shift in state of mind—loyalty to the I AM, trust in Providence, and the conviction that the covenant is already true in your consciousness. When you dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled, your inner geography expands and you begin to inhabit a greater measure of your being.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes at dusk; envision a smoking furnace and a burning lamp passing between two inner pieces. Then rest in the assurance: I AM has sealed the covenant and I now possess the land of my inner awareness.