Quiet Request, Open Hearts

Genesis 23:3-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 23 in context

Scripture Focus

3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis 23:3-7

Biblical Context

Abraham speaks to the sons of Heth as a stranger-turned-sojourner and asks for a burial place. They honor him, and he bows.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner drama, Abraham is a state of consciousness—humble, diplomatic, and secure in its nobility. He declares himself a stranger and a sojourner, not to beg, but to establish a rightful, dead-free space for what must be laid to rest. The sons of Heth are the outer conditions that acknowledge your inner prince; their response mirrors the alignment of your state with love of neighbor and communal harmony. The bow is surrender to the I AM, a gesture that clears resistance and opens a channel for generosity: you are recognized, your dead burdens are granted safe passage, and the burial is symbolic, the release of the past into the soil of your awareness. By standing up and speaking gently, you demonstrate that you are not a supplicant but a claimant under a divine arrangement. When you hold this inner posture—humility mingled with assurance—the outside world reflects your inner unity, and cooperation becomes a natural fruit of your state of being.

Practice This Now

Assume you already possess the thing you seek. In a quiet inner scene, stand before your inner 'people', bow, and speak with calm certainty, 'Let me bury my dead here.'

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