Neville Goddard on Amos 7:10-17 - 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.

16Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.

17Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

Amos 7:10-17

Biblical Context

Amaziah confronts Amos and fears his words; Amos asserts a divine commission, not a lineage, to prophesy to Israel, and the text ends with a stark forecast of judgment and exile as consequence of disobedience.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the scene is not about Bethel or a king, but about the inner state you inhabit each day. The priest Amaziah represents a fearful old consciousness that wants to silence the higher voice; Amos is the awakening I AM who follows the inner flock to speak truth to your own people, Israel, your integrated self. When the Lord says He took me from the flock, this is the moment you realize you were chosen by your deeper self to prophesy a new order in your life. The coming sword, captivity, and division are not external prophecies but inner consequences of resisting your true function; they expose where you have split your life from its divine purpose. By choosing to hear the call, you align with imagination as reality, and the old order must yield to a newer alignment of purpose, courage, and faith. The message invites you to assume the role now and let your inner Israel be restored through creative acceptance.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit with your eyes closed and declare I AM the voice of my higher self, then imagine yourself speaking to your inner people Israel, feeling the reality of that calling.