The Cave Of Inner Wealth

Genesis 23:8-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 23 in context

Scripture Focus

8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis 23:8-13

Biblical Context

Abraham seeks a burial place for his dead and negotiates the price with Ephron in the presence of the local community. He ultimately agrees to pay for the field and cave.

Neville's Inner Vision

Abraham's scene is not about land and stones, but about the inner terrain you walk within. Machpelah stands for a fixed point in consciousness—a belief you choose to place the dead within, a memory you will not let drift. The field and cave are states of wealth, not material property; the price you pay is the attention and feeling you lend to a future you intend to inhabit. Ephron's offer in the hearing of the people is the world of appearances; Abraham's bow is a quiet alignment with a decision already made in his I AM. When he says I will give you money for the field, he is not bargaining from lack but declaring a certainty: I own this space now. The transaction is the moment your inner state moves from wish to irrevocable claim. By standing before the crowd and choosing to purchase, he seals the covenant in the theatre of perception. You can mirror this: enter the inner gate of your own mind, declare the place you acquire is your own, and feel the price paid as the vibration of ownership, settled in the now. In this way, the old self is buried and a new life rises in memory.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare: I now own the field of my consciousness; I bury the old self in Machpelah now by feeling ownership and gratitude, here and now.

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