Neville Goddard on Amos 6:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Amos 6 in context

Scripture Focus

9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

10And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

Amos 6:9-10

Biblical Context

Amos 6:9-10 describes a household where ten remain and die, and the culture silences the name of the LORD, signaling a severe inner emptiness and the breakdown of true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's psychology, the house is your inner state of consciousness and the ten men are the many aspects of self clinging to external forms. The death spoken of is the death of life within a mind that refuses to acknowledge the I AM. When the question 'Is there yet any with thee?' arises, it is your inner voice asking whether the presence of God remains within your thinking. The answer 'No' reveals a belief in separation, and the command to 'hold thy tongue' becomes a ruled stance of denial toward the LORD's presence. Yet the truth remains: the I AM is ever-present as consciousness itself. This passage invites you to revise this perishing state by naming the LORD within, affirming that the I AM is here now, and allowing the old structures to loosen so life may return. The ten become a single, awakened self that recognizes the God within, not by external ritual, but by inner recognition and reverent attention to the I AM.