Neville Goddard on Genesis 19:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 19 in context

Scripture Focus

10But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

11And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:10-11

Biblical Context

Genesis 19:10–11 shows Lot being pulled into the inner house by the angels, and the men at the door are struck blind. The passage reveals that protection lies in turning consciousness inward.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 19:10–11 invites you to see the scene as a drama of consciousness. The two men are the higher faculties of awareness that move you from the outer street into the inner house of perception. The door you see is your boundary, a decision of consciousness that says, 'I will not entertain the drama of the crowd but endure the shift within.' The light that smites the crowd is not vengeance but a metaphor for the shift of attention. When your awareness chooses the inner sanctuary—your I AM—you close the door to those outward impulses and self-destructive pressures. The mob’s blindness shows that attention directed outward cannot see the truth you know inwardly; they wear themselves out seeking a door that is now secure behind you. Deliverance is immediate as you inhabit the state of consciousness where protection is the natural condition of I AM. Practice is simply to hold that inner state until it becomes your ordinary experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you are inside the inner house of awareness; feel the door shut behind you and the outer world recede. Maintain that sense of protection for a few breaths, and let the I AM govern your daily life.