Neville Goddard on Genesis 48:10-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 48 in context

Scripture Focus

10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.

11And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.

12And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

13And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him.

14And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.

Genesis 48:10-14

Biblical Context

Jacob, now aged and nearly blind, blesses Joseph's sons Ephraim and Manasseh by crossing his arms so the younger Ephraim receives the greater blessing, symbolizing God’s override of natural order.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner drama, Jacob is your I AM, the living awareness who cannot see the outer world yet can discern the seed of being. Ephraim and Manasseh are two inner powers: the right-hand blessing toward Ephraim represents spiritual perception, trust in the unseen, and the future born of faith; Manasseh, the elder, represents outward memory and the natural mind clinging to the past. When Israel, his eyes dim with age, crosses his hands, he teaches that Providence does not follow human order, but the inner order of consciousness. The blessing moves from the ideal of the younger to the promise of the elder, revealing that the more spiritually awakened aspect receives the grace of God first. For Neville, this scene is a parable: your world is created by your inner state. To imitate it, you must assume that your I AM can bless what you imagine as seed—the unseen faculties that will bear fruit in time. By insisting on Ephraim’s priority, you align with the divine script that your future is already seen by God within you, beyond appearances.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM presence. Visualize two inner sons—Ephraim (spiritual future) and Manasseh (outward memory). Cross your arms in imagination and lay your right hand on Ephraim, your left on Manasseh, and declare, 'I choose Ephraim's blessing now.' Feel the warmth of divine favor flooding your awareness as your consciousness claims the younger's priority over the older.