Neville Goddard on Genesis 40:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 40 in context

Scripture Focus

5And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

7And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?

8And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

Genesis 40:5-8

Biblical Context

Two prisoners in Pharaoh’s service dream dreams in one night. Joseph notices their sadness and asks them to tell him the dreams, declaring that interpretations belong to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joseph’s question to the two prisoners is not mere history but a mirror for your own inner state. The prison stands for any belief that binds you; the sad faces are the stubborn feelings you’ve accepted as real; the dreams are impressions your mind has formed about future outcomes. When Joseph says, Do not interpretations belong to God?, he is pointing you to the truth that meaning arises not from a king’s officers but from the I AM within you—the eternal interpreter. If you align with that divine center, the images of trouble lose their grip, and their meanings unfold as guidance rather than condemnation. Practice assumes: you already know what your life is about because God is thinking it through you; revision is simply listening to that thought and letting it express as your next scene. Providence then directs your attention toward your own realization, and the outer situation can shift to reflect your renewed sense of being. The dream of your life becomes a conscious manifestation of your inner dominion.