Neville Goddard on Amos 1:3-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

3Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

4But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

5I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

6Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

7But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:

8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.

9Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

10But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

11Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:

12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

13Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

15And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.

Amos 1:3-15

Biblical Context

Amos 1:3-15 narrates a sequence of divine judgments against nations, signaling boundaries and accountability. The vivid images of fire and captivity mark inner consequences for collective actions.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a map of inner life, these oracles reveal that the outward judgments are movements of your own consciousness when it forgets its center. The 'three transgressions' are not distant crimes but recurring states—self-doubt, control, and grievance—that drive your attention away from the I AM. When Damascus, Gaza, Edom, and Ammon are named, imagine these as inner conditions: a closed wall, a tightened grip, a hardened stance. The 'fire' that devours palaces is the purifying heat of awareness burning away false structures, not to destroy you but to awaken you to your true power. The promise that the Lord will 'send a fire' is the inner law of cause and effect, returning you to alignment with the divine I AM. You are not a victim of history but a chooser of states; if you alter your inner stance—refusing resentment, releasing the illusion of separateness—and rest in the awareness that you are already whole, the inner walls crumble and you experience a liberty that radiates outward as new circumstances.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, place a hand on your chest and affirm 'I AM,' stating 'I am whole and free now.' Then envision the inner walls dissolving as a warm fire purifies your sense of self, leaving you in a spacious hall of possibility.