Neville Goddard on Genesis 23:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 23 in context

Scripture Focus

17And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:17-18

Biblical Context

Abraham secures a field and cave as a formal possession, witnessed publicly, affirming a covenant and provision for his life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 23:17-18 speaks to a state of consciousness more than a deed among men. The field, cave, and trees are inner coordinates where wealth, safety, and covenant reside. In Neville’s language, the field is your present state of being, the cave its secure harbor, and the trees the abundance that springs from settled conviction. The witnesses at the gate represent the social appearances that would question your claim; yet their assent is secondary to the inner act already completed by I AM. When you imagine oneself as already in possession, you enact the end from its beginning; you align intention with the felt reality of ownership, knowing that imagination is the living God within. Wealth and provision follow not from external contracts but from confidence in the inner covenant kept by consciousness. Hold that inner recognition long enough, and the outer scene reconstitutes itself to mirror the inner fact.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of possession: you own the field, the cave, and the trees within your consciousness. Feel the land under your feet, declare, 'I own this now,' and dwell in that feeling for a few minutes.