Neville Goddard on Genesis 38:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 38 in context

Scripture Focus

22And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.

23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Genesis 38:22-23

Biblical Context

Judah cannot locate Tamar, and the people say there is no harlot in the place. He resolves that Tamar should bear the blame to avoid shame, noting he had sent a kid yet she has not been found.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 38:22-23 presents Judah bargaining with shame as if it were a real judge. In Neville’s terms, Judah is a state of consciousness pretending to be the decider of truth, fearing public scorn if Tamar’s story proves true or false. Tamar embodies the hidden demand for justice and fidelity beneath outward appearances. The 'kid' cast as a token becomes the proof sought to keep the social ledger balanced; yet the inner movement is stalled by the fear of exposure: we say there was no harlot, and we blame the other to preserve our image. The way out is not more external proof but a shift in identification: I am the I AM that cannot be shamed, for awareness is already complete and unalterable. When you assume that the inner witness knows Tamar’s truth, you stop playing the accuser and re-aim your energy toward integrity. The moment you revise the assumption—'I am seen and justified by God'—the outer scene can realign with the inner virtue, and what was named shame vanishes into clarity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare, 'I am not shamed; I am seen and justified by the I AM.' Feel this as a present conviction, until it settles into your body.