Neville Goddard on Genesis 47:11-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 47 in context

Scripture Focus

11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

12And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families.

Genesis 47:11-12

Biblical Context

Joseph places his father and brothers in the best land of Egypt and nourishes the whole household with bread, according to their families.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 47:11-12 becomes a parable of your inner government. Joseph is the I AM in action, placing your awareness in the best land of your own being and assigning nourishment to every branch of your life—the father, the brothers, the whole household—according to their distinct needs. The land belongs to your sense of abundance because the outer world acts as Pharaoh’s decree, a sign that you have authorized a kingdom of supply from within. When you nourish with bread, you are feeding the belief structures that support your life: health, work, relationships, and rest. The movement is not conquest but alignment—your mountain of resources is allocated by your inner conviction that you are already supplied. The bread according to their families is simply a reminder that different aspects of life require different forms of sustenance, all cascading from the one I AM who knows what each part requires.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume you are already nourished; feel a loaf of bread in your hands as evidence of supply. Then silently distribute bread to the parts of your life—health, work, love—through the conviction I AM that provides.