Inner Purity Under Temptation

Genesis 39:7-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 39 in context

Scripture Focus

7And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
8But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
Genesis 39:7-12

Biblical Context

Joseph resists Potiphar's wife; he refuses to lie with her, citing his master's trust. He flees when she persists.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the scene marks a drama of your state of consciousness. Potiphar’s wife is the recurring temptation testing your ability to stay in the state you claim. Joseph’s reply is not a history lesson but a declaration: There is none greater in this house than I, for the house is your mind, and the master’s possessions are the images you have entrusted to awareness. The phrase sin against God points to the I AM; to harm the inner God is to yield to a picture that makes you small. The daily voice that asks Lie with me is the persistence of a former identity. His leaving the garment shows the necessity of letting go of the old self-image. Your task is to revise: assume you are the self that cannot be moved by any impulse, and feel it real now. In this moment, you are the inner governor, not the outward scene. Practice this by closing your eyes, breathing into the I AM, and affirming, I am the I AM, I stand in integrity, I am untouched by temptation.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are the inner governor now; feel the I AM reigning in your mind and revise any tempting thought by declaring, 'I am pure, I am whole, I am free.'

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