Neville Goddard on Amos 3:12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Amos 3 in context

Scripture Focus

12Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

Amos 3:12

Biblical Context

Amos 3:12 uses a vivid image of a lion’s prey being removed to signify how judgment exposes what we tolerate in mind; the exile of Israel is spoken as removing them from comfortable places of thought. This points to inner accountability and the possibility of inner relocation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the lion represents the restless thoughts of fear, habit, and appetite that make up your dream of reality. The shepherd is your I AM, your higher self, who can pull from the mouth of that lion the specific “legs” or “ear”—the scraps of thought and belief that feed the predator. When you no longer feed the fear with imagined outcomes, the lion loses its bite and the inner exile occurs: you are moved from the comfortable, dream-filled corners of the mind (the bed and the couch) into a new awareness. This exile is not punishment but a shift of consciousness, a relocation to a state where you no longer need the predator’s narrative to feel real. By aligning with the I AM and revising what you accept as true, you redeem the scene and awaken the soul to a fresh occupancy of inner space.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state 'I AM.' In your imagination, witness the lion’s mouth releasing the two legs (or a piece of an ear) it has eaten, and feel fear loosening its grip as you rest in a transformed inner space that you now own.