Inner Providence of Genesis
Genesis 45:5-8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 45 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Joseph explains that their actions were part of a larger divine plan to preserve life during famine. He says it was God who sent him ahead, making him a ruler to save many lives.
Neville's Inner Vision
See in these verses not a chapter of history, but a pattern of your own consciousness. The famine represents a moment when a fixed sense of lack invites a bold movement of awareness. 'God did send me before you' becomes the realization that your I AM places you in positions where a great deliverance can occur. You are not at the mercy of others’ actions; you are the creator who arranges scenes in which life can be preserved and expanded. When you accept 'it was God' in you, grievance dissolves and you stand as a ruler over your inner land—not a tyrant, but the rightful authority of consciousness that can reorganize circumstances. The phrase 'to preserve you a posterity in the earth' points to the continuance of life through your present moment; your decisions are the meaning behind events, and your love becomes the energy that saves. Practice this: dwell in the feeling that your next move is divinely ordered, and that you, not others, are responsible for the outcome. Let the sense of providential intention settle in your chest as if your very awareness orders the field.
Practice This Now
Imitate the text by assuming your present circumstance is the instrument of divine order. Revise any grievance by silently declaring, 'God sent me here to preserve life,' and feel the truth as a real sensation in your chest.
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