Neville Goddard on Genesis 38:25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 38 in context

Scripture Focus

25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

Genesis 38:25

Biblical Context

Tamar identifies paternity by sending the signs—the signet, bracelets, and staff—to Judah, asking him to discern whose they are. The moment centers on truth, visibility of inner state through outward tokens.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 38:25 presents a scene where outward tokens carry inward truth. In Neville's sense, Tamar's signet, bracelets, and staff are not mere baggage of a moment but symbols of the state you are wearing in consciousness. The 'man' who is to be identified is the inner I AM that impregnates your world; Judah is the one who must recognize the state you have assumed. When Tamar says, 'Discern, whose these are,' she is inviting Judah, and us, to wake to the fact that authority is not in law but in the I AM you assume. What you carry on your person—memories, commitments, and assertive decisions—proclaims the father you have been living as. If you desire a new outcome, you do not seek it in external law; you revise the state that produces it and feel it real now. The signs you bear prove your current identity, so you can change them by a single act of assuming the truth of your new I AM. You are the father of your life; the world merely reflects the state you entertain.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in silence, place your hand on your chest, declare 'I am the I AM.' Imagine receiving the signet, bracelets, and staff as proof of your new state; feel it real as your world reorganizes to fit.