Inner Provision Genesis 45:17-18

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 45:17-18 shows the outer king, Pharaoh, commanding Joseph to tell his brothers to go to Canaan with their flocks and come to Egypt, where they will enjoy the best of the land. In Neville's sense, the Pharaoh is not a ruler of a distant empire but the I AM within you, the state of awareness that can decree prosperity. The land of Egypt is your inner field of supply, and 'the good of the land' is the condition of life you are capable of living when you refuse to starve your imagination. The command to bring your father and households speaks of gathering all your faculties—reason, memory, affection—into one direction, toward harmony and provision. When you heed this inner decree, you move from lack toward plenty, and the 'fat of the land' becomes your felt experience of sufficiency. The scene invites a generosity that is not merely giving to others but aligning your inner world to be a fountain of plenty, available for all your relationships, including those closest to you. Your current state of consciousness is the actual Pharaoh; shift it, and the outward circumstances follow.