Neville Goddard on Genesis 44:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 44 in context

Scripture Focus

14And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

Genesis 44:14-15

Biblical Context

Judah and his brothers bow before Joseph, signaling the soul's submission to a higher inner authority. Joseph's question about their deed points to the mind testing its own power to divine.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judah and his brethren coming to Joseph and bowing on the ground is a symbol of the soul facing the inner ruler it has forgotten. Joseph's remark, 'What deed is this that ye have done?' is the mind’s invitation to inspect its own works with the sight of the I AM; to 'divine' is not fortune-telling but the inner seeing of the movements of consciousness. The humble posture is not submission to a man, but submission to the fact of your own unity with the source of sight—your I AM. When you align with that inner governor, your capacity to discern awakens. The scene teaches that inspiration comes after meek acknowledgment that you are not the mere actor but the actor and perceiver, one in the same I AM. Therefore, cultivate the attitude: I am the authority that knows, and I am the power that sees the truth behind appearances. With this revision, you free the mind to act and to know as divine vision.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the I AM is the inner Joseph who already sees; declare, 'I am the I AM and I know,' and feel the humility that opens inner sight.