Neville Goddard on Genesis 16:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

Genesis 16:6-8

Biblical Context

Abram tells Sarai to do as she pleases with Hagar, and Sarai treats her harshly, so Hagar flees. The angel of the Lord finds her by a fountain in the wilderness and asks where she came from and where she is going.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner world, Hagar is a fragment of your own thinking that has been commanded and cast out; Sarai is a state of self-judging control, and Abram's word that Hagar is 'in thy hand' marks the moment you believe an old thought governs you. Your real self—the I AM—does not demand punishment; it sends an inner visitation when you are in the wilderness of your fear. The angel’s questions, 'Whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go?' are invitations to examine your beliefs and the self-images you have accepted. By meeting Hagar where she is—by the fountain, the source of life within your consciousness—you are asked to acknowledge where you have come from (a lineage of conditioned reactions) and where you intend to go (a new state of awareness). The encounter reveals you are not abandoned; you are being invited to revise the scene with the awareness that you create your circumstances. When you answer from the I AM and refuse victimhood, harmony returns and a path to deliverance opens.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe to the center of your chest, and revise your inner script: imagine the inner angel meeting the fleeing self with life-giving water, and affirm I am the I AM here; I choose a new path.