Neville Goddard on Genesis 44:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 44 in context

Scripture Focus

4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

6And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

Genesis 44:4-6

Biblical Context

Joseph tells his steward to accuse the men of evil for good, a testing of their character, and then repeats the message, revealing how justice and accountability are tested in a moment of confrontation.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater of the mind, you are the I AM awakening to itself. The brothers are states of consciousness, the steward is the witness within, and the repeated rebuke is a fair test of your inner discernment. When you hear 'Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?' you are asked to own the ways you may have misinterpreted blessing as fault and vice versa. The drinking of the lord and the claim of divining symbolize your inner means of knowing, and the claim of evil in so doing invites you to observe rather than condemn. The passage invites you to move from accusation to accountability, to see that true justice comes when you align your thoughts with truth and faithfulness. By embracing this inner test, you discover wisdom: you are not judged by others, but by your own fidelity to the I AM, and your imagination becomes the instrument of right action.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in stillness and assume the I AM as the inner governor; revise the scene by hearing the steward’s rebuke as a call to truth, and feel your inner justice affirm the good in you.