Neville Goddard on Genesis 19:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 19 in context

Scripture Focus

6And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Genesis 19:6-8

Biblical Context

Lot steps out and pleads with the crowd not to do wickedly and offers his daughters to protect the guests. The moment reveals the mind's struggle between protective impulse and higher discernment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Lot in this moment stands as a state of consciousness auditioning for the protection of divine guests within the mind. The door he shuts and the shadow of the roof symbolize the boundary of awareness where the I AM keeps sacred truth safe from the commotion of fear. His plea, 'do not so wickedly,' is the mind resisting the crowd, but the offer of his daughters reveals a lower instinct—sacrificing lesser aspects to save the greater. Neville teaches that the outer scene is a mirror of inner states; to change the scene you must revise the assumption behind it. By feeling it real that the guest (truth) is already secure in the inner shelter, you withdraw your identification from fear-based editing of life. Stand in the authority of the I AM and imagine the guests already protected by love and discernment. The 'Only unto these men do nothing' becomes an inner boundary placed on fear, not a judgment on others. When you dwell in that inner shelter, your world reflects mercy, wisdom, and the power of imagining a safer, truer state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and repeat, I AM the shelter of all guests within my mind. Assume that protection already exists in your awareness, and feel the fear dissolving as you hold the scene with love.