Neville Goddard on Genesis 16:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 16 in context

Scripture Focus

5And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

Genesis 16:5-6

Biblical Context

Genesis 16:5-6 portrays Sarai blaming Abram after giving her maid to him, and Abram's passive response leads to mistreatment and flight. It mirrors inner disputes where blame, power, and dignity play out within the mind.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as Neville would: Sarai and Abram are two states of mind—desire and order—within me, using an inner impulse (the maid) to fulfill a wish. The line 'the LORD judge between me and thee' reveals the inner judge—the I AM—that notes when one state uses another for its ends. When Sarai mistreats Hagar, Hagar flees: an impulse repressed by guilt and judgment, not by outward sanction. The quarrel shows how identification with separate parts fractures the unity of consciousness and creates conflict. The cure is to stop projecting responsibility onto 'others' and to acknowledge that I, the I AM, am the source of every scene. By choosing a single, just, and integrated inner state—seeing all parts as beloved aspects of myself—I dissolve blame and restore harmony. In this new order, I do not condemn but align, honoring human dignity (Imago Dei) and obedience to inner truth (faithfulness).

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare, 'I am the I AM; I am the governor of my heart.' Revise the scene in your mind so Sarai, Abram, and Hagar stand together in one mind, and feel the peace as the new reality.