Inner Covenant in Genesis 20
Genesis 20:1-2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 20 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Abraham journeys south to Gerar and says Sarah is his sister; Abimelech, king of Gerar, takes her.
Neville's Inner Vision
Imagine a state of consciousness in which Abraham’s outer journey mirrors an inner drift from trust into fear. He proclaims Sarah as a sister to protect the self-image he carries about lineage and blessing, a belief that people and circumstances can be separate from the I AM that you are. The king's action—the taking of Sarah—appears as the outer script that follows this inner assumption. Yet in Neville’s terms, all such events are but the theatre of your inner mind, a dream the I AM is always about to revise. The proper fact is covenant—the intimate unity of husband and wife symbolizing your oneness with your promise. When you notice the fear—when you sense the self-image clinging to 'sister' rather than the truth 'wife'—you may revise the scene by affirming the oneness and the safety of divine Providence. The moment you refuse to live by appearances and choose the inner covenant, the outer dream bends toward harmony, and the blessing moves from outer possession to inner realization.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'Sarah is my wife; we are one in the I AM.' Feel the unity so real that your outer scene reflects it.
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