Secure Field of Assurance
Genesis 23:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Genesis 23:17 records the field of Ephron in Machpelah being made sure, a legal-physical act confirming Abraham’s possession of a tomb for Sarah and the surrounding trees and borders.
Neville's Inner Vision
Genesis 23:17 can be read as a Neville-style parable: the field is your inner boundary, a state of consciousness you must claim as already yours. The cave, the trees, and the borders are the inner surroundings—habits, fears, loyalties—that circle your sense of self. When you declare the field 'made sure' by assumption, you enact the covenant of loyalty to your I AM, and wealth and provision become a natural outgrowth of that inner state. This is not a geographical transaction but a spiritual one: you own your abundance, your family, and your stewardship by a settled feeling that the vision is already realized. The focus on boundary and boundaries around the field mirrors how you guard your heart and your commitments; creation care and responsible use of inner riches follow from the awareness you cultivate. As you hold to the feeling that you are the rightful possessor, the outer conditions align with your inner claim, and life moves to match the inner picture.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume, now, that the field of abundance is yours; feel the borders around it and the trees within it as signs of your realized state, and declare, 'I am the owner of this field now.'
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