"The Bible, rich in symbolism, is the true source of manifestation and the Law of Assumption—as revealed by Neville Goddard" — The Way
The Old Testament Joseph: The Supplanter of Limitation
-
Symbol: The Old Testament Joseph is the dreaming son who rises from rejection to rulership.
-
Consciousness: He represents the imaginative self that supplants the old, external-minded man. His Hebrew name (Yosef) meaning "he will add" or "supplanter" aligns with this symbolism: the new inner identity displaces the limitations of past belief.
-
Trial and Triumph: Sold into slavery, falsely accused, and imprisoned, Joseph endures symbolic death to the external world. Yet throughout, he holds firm to his visions, which are his inner assumptions.
-
Fulfilment: His rise to power in Egypt is not merely success but a demonstration of dominion: the world conforms to the inner state long held within. Joseph becomes master over grain, the symbol of seed and manifestation.
-
Key Point: Joseph of Genesis foreshadows the deeper fulfilment to come—he represents the initiating power of assumption, preparing the ground for the seed of awareness that will later be conceived as Jesus.
The New Testament Joseph: Consciousness Beholds Fulfilment
-
Symbol: The New Testament Joseph is the final evolution of the conscious self, now prepared to behold the fruit of all prior assumption.
-
Consciousness: He is not the dreamer initiating vision, but the conscious steward of a miracle already underway. Mary, the subconscious, has conceived. What Joseph once assumed in shadow (as his Old Testament self) is now taking form within.
“And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.” — Matthew 1:19
Joseph is described as "a just man"—a symbol of maturity, discipline, and alignment with inner law. But he encounters something beyond law: grace. He sees that Mary has conceived without his direct knowing, yet intuitively he does not condemn. This is not a scandal but a sacred moment: the rational mind realising that the subconscious has borne something holy.
The impulse to “divorce her quietly” symbolises the end of reason's jurisdiction. Joseph does not want to shame the subconscious—he does not reject what has happened, but he cannot explain it either. This is the moment when imagination transcends structure. His hesitation is not disbelief, but awe.
An angel appears—the voice of intuition, of higher knowing—telling him, "Fear not." What has been conceived is the child of the Holy Spirit, the full emergence of the "I AM" awareness. The Christ is not coming from outer striving but from within. Joseph's role now is not to act, but to allow and to protect.
-
Inner Realisation: This Joseph is the fruit-bearing branch of the first. He does not dream, he beholds. He does not initiate, he shelters. He is the natural conclusion of the first Joseph's long journey.
-
Key Point: This Joseph represents the conscious recognition of what the subconscious has already birthed through long-held assumption.
Fulfilment, Not Repetition: The Two Josephs as One Journey
The New Testament does not overwrite the Old; it fulfils it. In that light, the two Josephs are not distinct personalities but two ends of the same inner process:
-
The Joseph of Genesis plants the seed of imagination.
-
The Joseph of Matthew beholds its mysterious fruit.
| Aspect | Old Testament Joseph | New Testament Joseph |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Dreamer; initiator of inner assumption | Witness; recogniser of fulfilled awareness |
| Relationship to Imagination | Supplants external limitation with inner vision | Protects what the subconscious has conceived |
| Trial | Betrayal, slavery, false accusation | Dilemma of trust in inner knowing |
| Manifestation Focus | Dominion over the outer world | Revelation of inner transformation |
| Outcome | Ruler in Egypt; fulfiller of vision | Father to Jesus; steward of "I AM" born |
Summary
The first Joseph's journey is the labour of imagination in exile. He dreams, persists, and endures. The second Joseph is the mind finally ripe to see what has come of that journey: a new identity, divinely conceived, quietly born within.
Together, they mark the full process of the Law of Assumption:
Imagination Supplants → Assumption Deepens → Consciousness Beholds → Fulfilment Arrives.
Comments
Post a Comment
Thanks for your comment! Comments are reviewed before publishing.