Ishmael's Inner Nation Blessing
Genesis 17:20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Genesis 17:20 recounts God’s assurance to Abraham that Ishmael will be heard, blessed, and fruitful, growing into a great nation. In Neville's view, Ishmael represents a seed of thought within your consciousness that the I AM now blesses and empowers to multiply.
Neville's Inner Vision
Abraham’s cry becomes your own inner cry; Ishmael is not merely flesh but a stream of desire—a seed of thought inside your consciousness. When the scripture says, I have heard thee, it is the I AM listening within you, the awareness that never misses a signal from your longing. The blessing on Ishmael is the blessing you claim for your inner state: your seeds of thought are fruitful, multiplied, and set to rule with the authority of a nation. The twelve princes are the diversified expressions of your envisioned outcome—qualities, opportunities, circumstances—rising under the rule of your inner king. The promise, I will make him a great nation, declares that your inner world has grown sufficient to sustain outer fulfillment. In Neville’s practice, you receive this as already true; you revise your scene until you feel the reality of this blessing here and now in your consciousness. Your task is to dwell in that assured state until it displaces every doubt.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, center in I AM, and revise your scene by declaring: 'I have heard my prayer; this seed is blessed and multiplies into a great nation.' Feel it real by picturing the twelve facets of your desire blooming within your inner kingdom.
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