Neville Goddard on Genesis 47:24-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 47 in context

Scripture Focus

24And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

25And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

26And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.

Genesis 47:24-26

Biblical Context

The text says that when there is increase, a fifth is paid to Pharaoh, and the rest is kept for seed, food, and the household. The people acknowledge grace and offer themselves as Pharaoh's servants.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner allegory, the Pharaoh of your life is the conscious ruler you yield to. The fifth you pay is the portion released to fear, doubt, or lack; the four parts you keep are the seed of your being—your ideas, plans, and energy to feed body and family. The increase you notice is the inner supply that expands as you align with your I AM, the ever-present governor. When the people cry, 'Thou hast saved our lives; let us find grace in the sight of my lord,' they express the inner realization that grace arrives when you acknowledge the inner ruler and submit to its law. Joseph's enactment of a law that Pharaoh should have the fifth marks your decision to live by the inner order rather than mere external luck; the land of the priests that remains untaxed represents the sanctuary of faith within you, where the I AM stands untouched by daily fluctuation. If you revise your state to see yourself under this inner government, you permit grace to abound and life to respond as seed and nourishment.

Practice This Now

Practice: in a quiet moment, assume you are the one who assigns the share of your ‘increase’ to the inner Pharaoh and keep the rest as seed. Feel it real by visualizing the flow of supply nourishing you and your household.