Neville Goddard on Genesis 47:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 47 in context

Scripture Focus

17And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

18When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:

Genesis 47:17-18

Biblical Context

Joseph feeds bread in exchange for cattle during a famine year. In the second year, the people confess their money is spent, and there is nothing left but their bodies and lands.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joseph in your consciousness is the I AM that feeds the life you inhabit. The cattle, horses, flocks and asses are outward forms you once used to measure wealth; the bread he gives is the living idea that sustains your entire life. In the famine you imagine your resources are dry, your wealth spent, and you confess there is nothing left but bodies and lands—the images and states you presently wear. Yet the inner governor remains, arranging supply from within. The 'bodies' are the living image of God within, the self that continues to express; the 'lands' are the mental landscapes of belief you have built. The law is simple: provision follows the felt truth of your consciousness. When you identify with lack, you see depletion; when you rise to I AM awareness and revise, you feed your life with bread from within and rediscover abundance. The second year is not punishment but a reminder that true wealth is never outside you; it is the nourishment of awareness that flows through you as life.