The Inner Intercession

Genesis 18:20-23 - A Neville Goddard 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.
22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 18:20-23

Biblical Context

God notes the cry against Sodom and Gomorrah; Abraham remains before the LORD and intercedes, asking whether the righteous might be spared with the wicked.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness the 'cry' is a signal from the surface asking to be seen. The LORD is your I AM, the steady awareness that can descend into the depths to measure whether the waking thought matches the claim of the cry. Abraham who stands before the LORD is your still, discerning self; when he draws near, you learn to meet judgment with a wider tenderness. The question 'Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?' becomes a pattern you hear whenever you are about to condemn a part of yourself. It invites you to revise that decree, to see that the righteous state—your true self—cannot be dissolved by the outer misdeeds of the 'wicked.' The men turning toward Sodom symbolize distractions pulling you away from interior truth; intercession is not coercion but alignment—your willingness to stand in the presence of God and adjust the inner decree. Your practice: assume you already stand before the LORD, feel the mercy and justice as one inseparable state, and revise any doom into a present, living reality. Imagination therefore becomes your sanctuary and your instrument of change.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume you are already the merciful, just I AM. Hold that state and revise any belief that destruction is needed until it feels true.

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