Neville Goddard on Genesis 27:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 27 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

2And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

3Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

4And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

Genesis 27:1-4

Biblical Context

Isaac, old and blind, calls Esau to hunt and prepare savory meat so he may bless him before dying. The scene centers on the impending blessing and the family dynamic surrounding it.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 27:1-4 unfolds not as a family scheme, but as a drama of inner causation. Isaac's old sightlessness mirrors the moment when the mind declares 'I cannot see' the future, yet the I AM remains the witness of all movements. The 'blessing' is not the family rite alone, but the inner alignment through which a man or woman blesses themselves by becoming the state in which blessing flows. Esau's hunting and the savory meat symbolize the outward appetites that claim our attention, while the soul longs to be nourished by the inner awareness that the blessing is present now. When Isaac asks for venison 'that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee before I die,' he is teaching that the blessing follows not from death but from the inner conviction that the I AM is the source and seal of all good. To experience the blessing, you must assume the state of the wish fulfilled, dwell in the feeling that you are already blessed, and let your next acts express that inner covenant. The outer event is but a reflection of the inner decision.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and say quietly, I am blessed now; feel the I AM shining through you as the source of all good, and let your next decision be guided by that already-existent blessing.