Neville Goddard on Genesis 18:2-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 18 in context

Scripture Focus

2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

3And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.

8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Genesis 18:2-8

Biblical Context

Abraham sees three visitors and runs to greet them, offering water, rest, and a meal. The moment is one of hospitality and nourishment for the soul.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 18:2-8 becomes a drama inside your own consciousness. The three men are not external travelers; they are states of awareness knocking at the door of your mind. When Abraham runs to meet them and bows, you recognize your own I AM hastening toward the visitation of God within. My LORD pass not away is your decision to treat this presence as the highest reality, not a casual interruption. The water for washing feet, the bread, the calf, butter and milk symbolize nourishment you provide to your inner life. By preparing and serving, you declare that your mind is hospitable to Truth, and that your tree-like stillness under the tree of contemplation becomes the shelter where the divine can rest and dine. This hospitality revives covenant loyalty: you do not chase after God, you welcome Him as already here in your I AM. The effect is not history but your present experience, the sense of a life organized around this gracious visitation. Faith begins when you act as host to the inner God, and intentions align with the trust that it is done.

Practice This Now

Assume the divine visitor stands at your door and feel that presence as already yours now. Nurture it with the act of hospitality until the sense of it is complete and real.