Inner Weighing of Covenant Value
Genesis 23:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Abraham listens to Ephron and weighs the silver in the sight of the witnesses, symbolizing a measured value for the covenant transaction. This action frames wealth as a measured inner value rather than mere coin.
Neville's Inner Vision
Genesis 23:16 becomes a map of inner economics. Abraham hearkens to Ephron, and in the hearing, he performs a weighing—not of metal alone, but of consciousness. The four hundred shekels are not simply coins; they are the measured currency of his covenant mind. By naming the silver in the audience of the sons of Heth, he fixes a value in form that has first appeared in feeling. In Neville's terms, the world does not reward a man for works alone, but for the state of consciousness that imagines the provision and then allows it to appear. The audience of the sons of Heth witnesses the self-sufficiency of a consciousness that has already supplied; the merchant represents the exchange between inner wealth and outward circumstance. To weigh the silver is to align sight with inner truth: 'I am the I AM, and this is the value I declare.' When you practice this, you revise belief by feeling it real that the price you pay today is the currency of your own kingdom, and the event of payment becomes an outward sign of your inner certainty. Obedience to the inner decree becomes fidelity to the living God within.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, hold an imaginary coin of any amount you desire, weigh it in your hand, and say, 'This is the measure by which my covenant is sealed.' Then feel the gratitude as if the provision is already mine.
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