Neville Goddard on Genesis 18:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 18 in context

Scripture Focus

20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 18:20-21

Biblical Context

Genesis 18:20-21 presents God stating an intent to descend and examine whether the cry against Sodom and Gomorrah matches their deeds, and to know the truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the LORD as the I Am within you, the watcher who descends into your own subconscious to inspect a state that has cried out in fear, guilt, or complaint. The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah becomes not a distant city’s judgment, but a symbol of a discordsome inner condition—selfishness, judgment, separation from love. When the I Am says I will go down and see whether they have done according to the cry, this is your inner self auditing your mind: is your thought-form consistent with truth, or have you allowed dreams of guilt to rule? If not, 'and if not, I will know' signals a decision to awaken, to revise, to return to a higher order of reality. The going down is an inner pilgrimage into the subconscious until images harmonize with love, justice, and holiness. By recognizing that God is your I Am, you can replace punitive judgment with inward transformation: withdraw identification from the ego's scenes and reimage your life as one governed by divine order.