Neville Goddard on Genesis 27:34-36 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 27 in context

Scripture Focus

34And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

35And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.

36And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

Genesis 27:34-36

Biblical Context

Esau's bitter cry reveals a mind clinging to loss; Jacob's 'subtilty' illustrates the inner habit of substitution where a blessing is claimed by cunning rather than by consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Esau’s cry in this text is the alarm of a consciousness convinced that its blessing has vanished. Jacob, named for taking by subtilty, is not a man but a mental posture—the belief that a favored outcome must be secured by cleverness rather than readily bestowed. In this inner drama, the external event becomes a symbol: the birthright and the blessing are not out there to be fought for, but within the I AM that you are. The 'two times' you feel supplanted reveal two habits of thought—first the longing for what was lost, then the reliance on substitutes—that fade when you reframe them as already fulfilled. The true blessing is no prize to be earned; it is the living consciousness of your wholeness. When you align with the one who names you Jacobless, you dissolve the old grievance and invite a present renewal. The birthright exists in your awareness now, and the blessing flows in harmony with your I AM. The scene calls you to claim what is eternally yours, not by struggle, but by recognition.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, revise the scene and affirm: the birthright is mine now; the blessing is already given within my I AM. Feel the certainty as this new state replaces the old grievance with gratitude.