Neville Goddard on Genesis 43:31-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 43 in context

Scripture Focus

31And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

32And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Genesis 43:31-32

Biblical Context

Genesis 43:31-32 shows Joseph washing himself, restraining emotion, and directing a meal; the brothers eat separately from the Egyptians because mixing is deemed abominable.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joseph's act in Genesis 43:31-32 is not a mere meal arrangement; it is your inner discipline at work. The wash of the face, the retreat into stillness, and the command to 'set on bread' signal a chosen order of consciousness. The brothers eat apart from the Egyptians because a belief in difference seems to separate what you call clean from what you call unclean. In truth, these are two currents within your one mind, each craving its own nourishment. By washing, you cleanse the old story of contamination; by refraining, you refuse to let impulse or fear govern the table of your thoughts. The separation on the plates is the mind's decision to honor a distinct identity—not as a punishment, but as a discipline that preserves integrity long enough for harmony to emerge from within. The outer order mirrors your inner conviction that disparate states can coexist without becoming one loss of self. When you pause and set a table that all aspects of your being may share, you discover unity beyond appearance.

Practice This Now

Assume for a moment that all parts of your mind are nourished by one bread, one life. Visualize sitting at a single table within, with every impulse and memory peacefully present, yet fully fed by the same awareness.