Amos 7: The Inner Prophet

Amos 7:14-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Amos 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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 7:14-17

Biblical Context

Amos explains he is not a trained prophet but is chosen by God while tending sheep; God commands him to speak to Israel, despite opposition from those in power.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the seeker of consciousness, Amos’s declaration becomes your doorway. The outward label of herdman or not a prophet is irrelevant; the Lord says, I chose you while you followed the flock. This is the inner choosing—the I AM that moves you when you attend a quiet listening. The house of Israel is the inner kingdom of your awareness, and Amaziah’s command to prophesy against it is the inner voice of doubt trying to keep you in place. When you hear the call, you are not summoned by rank, but by the living presence within. The punishment language is warning that neglected truth becomes turbulence in your world; exile and captivity are the mind clinging to limitation. But the moment you accept the inner commission, you become the voice of your own awakening: you prophesy to your inner Israel by imagining your true state and feeling it real. The act is not grandiosity; it is return to alignment with the I AM, the source that enrolls you in your personal exodus from limitation to liberty.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of your inner prophet now: silently say, 'I am called to prophesy to my inner Israel.' Then imagine hearing the inner voice guiding your next quiet step and feel it as real.

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