Neville Goddard on Amos 6:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Amos 6 in context

Scripture Focus

5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;

6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Amos 6:5-6

Biblical Context

Amos condemns outward festivity that ignores the suffering of others. The verse shows that ritual without mercy is hollow worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Amos exposes the inner contradiction: a people chant and revel in elaborate comforts, yet they are not grieved by Joseph's affliction. In the Neville Goddard frame, this is a state of consciousness, where outward worship is merely the noise of a mind kept at ease. The instruments, wine, and ointments mirror inner devices used to soothe awareness while the heart remains unmoved by others' pain. To reinterpret, assume the I AM as compassionate awareness and dwell there until it feels natural. Imaginatively take on Joseph's suffering as your own, and feel the reality of mercy circulating within you. Let this feeling revise your daily state so that choices align with justice and mercy rather than indulgence. When you hold this revised state, the external worship you offer will be born from inner compassion, not habit or display. Your task is practice: contact the inner state, revise it, and feel it real until you live from mercy. Then what you do in the world becomes a reflection of that single, awake state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of compassionate awareness as your I AM. Imagine Joseph's affliction as your own and feel the mercy flowing through you, revising your day to align with true worship.