Neville Goddard on Genesis 24:2-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 24 in context

Scripture Focus

2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

7The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

8And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 24:2-9

Biblical Context

Abraham commands his trusted servant to swear to seek a wife for Isaac from his kin, not from the Canaanites; if the woman will not follow, the servant is released and Isaac must not be sent back. The Lord promises guidance—an angel before the journey—so obedience to this covenant becomes the heart of the action.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this narrative the I AM within you is Abraham, the conscious, commanding presence that makes a sacred covenant with your future. The servant is your habitual thought-life sent forth to procure the state you desire for Isaac, your inner wholeness. The homeland and kindred symbolize the true inner vibration that can sustain the desired life, while the daughters of the Canaanites represent passing appearances of worldly thought you must not settle for. The oath under the thigh is a disciplined vow of attention, a decision not to waver from the path. The angel is your inner guidance; Providence will supply the right conditions when you hold faith that the end is assured. If the image cannot follow, you are released, meaning the mind may let go of misaligned pictures. Your task is to remain faithful to the inner covenant, trusting your imagination to bring the right alignment into life. When you dwell in that certainty, your imagined union becomes the real world formation of Isaac's state.

Practice This Now

Assume the end: close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and declare I AM the right alignment for my Isaac is already established. Feel that certainty and let the guiding inner voice lead you for a few minutes.