Neville Goddard on Amos 7:10-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Amos 7 in context

Scripture Focus

10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.

11For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

12Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

13But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court.

14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:

15And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

Amos 7:10-15

Biblical Context

Amaziah the priest confronts Amos, accusing him of dangerous words; Amos prophesies that Jeroboam will die and Israel will be carried away. Amaziah tells him to prophesy in Judah; Amos replies that he was not a prophet until the LORD called him from following the flock to prophesy to Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let Amaziah's defense be seen as the mind clinging to status, afraid that truth cannot endure the land of fear. Yet the LORD—your I AM—took Amos from tending the flock because truth must move through you regardless of credential. The call to prophesy is not a schedule; it is a state of consciousness. When you align with that inner voice, the fear of exile fades—the exile is only a belief that you are apart from your own power. The sword that threatens Jeroboam is the cutting away of stale self-images; the prophet need not seek approval from Bethel, for the I AM approves. Your job is to accept the inner appointment and speak as the seer within. The outward scene mirrors your inward arrangement: the more you feel and act from that divine impulse, the more your world rearranges to reflect your true calling. So listen, answer, and declare to your own people Israel: I am here, I am called, I speak from the I AM, and reality must adjust to this truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of the seer; silently affirm, 'I am the voice the I AM calls forth.' Then picture yourself prophesying to your inner Israel, and allow your belief in your own calling to soften any resistance.