Inner Covenant: Grave Request Granted
Genesis 50:4-6 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 50 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Joseph asks Pharaoh to bury his father in Canaan, citing his vow; Pharaoh grants permission, illustrating that outer events conform to an inner, well-kept promise.
Neville's Inner Vision
The scene places the outer hall of Pharaoh as the stage for a deeper inner consent. Joseph does not plead; he recounts a vow kept in his heart: Lo, I die... there shalt thou bury me. This inner vow becomes the true governor, and the external official acts in accord. The I AM in you, when it accepts and holds the image of completion, moves all seeming obstacles. Grace is not an accident; it is the alignment of your inner state with the end you intend. When you recognize grace in your own eyes—the inner permission—your days arrange themselves to fulfill the inner decree. So the request to bury is not mere logistics; it is a symbol that your resolution to honor a promise can travel beyond sentiment and into action. You say: the end is already accomplished; Pharaoh is simply a messenger. Your job is to hold the inner picture, feel its reality, and let your outward world confirm the inner verdict. In this way, obedience to your own vow becomes the lever that turns the world toward you.
Practice This Now
Assume the outcome is already done and feel the relief as if it is true now. Move in life from that certainty, and notice how the outer situation yields.
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