Neville Goddard on Genesis 27:21-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 27 in context

Scripture Focus

21And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

22And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

23And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

Genesis 27:21-23

Biblical Context

Isaac seeks to prove who is speaking by inviting Jacob near to be felt. Jacob's voice says Jacob, but his hands feel like Esau's; Isaac cannot discern, and he blesses him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 27:21-23 becomes a parable of your own states of consciousness. Isaac’s attempt to verify Esau by touch shows the old habit of trusting outward signs. The voice may declare Jacob, yet the hands betray Esau; in your inner economy, appearance and truth wrestle until the I AM asserts the right state. Your true identity is the I AM, the awareness that remains unmoved while the world changes. If you would, for a moment, refuse to be ruled by the senses and assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, you would hear the inner voice declare you as you choose. The outer signs—hair, skin, sound—are only fleshly habit; they do not determine the order of your blessing. You bless yourself when you align with the state of being you desire, and you bless yourself again each time you revise the condition in imagination and feel it real. Therefore, the blessing comes through inner recognition, not through the appearance of a person or circumstance. Hold the conviction: I AM, and I am blessed now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the state of the blessed you; repeat 'I AM blessed now' and feel it real in your chest until the outer world echoes your inner assurance.