Neville Goddard on Genesis 19:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 19 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

9And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

Genesis 19:8-9

Biblical Context

Lot offers his daughters to protect the guests, and the men press to harm them; the verses expose a crisis of justice born from fear and crowding force. It shows the struggle between protective impulse and ethical restraint.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed inwardly, Genesis 19:8–9 becomes a drama of states of consciousness. The visitors are the higher ideas seeking entry into your house of awareness; the 'shadow of my roof' is the shelter of your I AM. The two daughters stand for tender aspects of yourself—innocence and hospitality—that you fear losing if you do not appease the crowd. The mob outside is the crowding urge of fear and the reasoning of self-protection that would govern appearance and behavior. Lot identifies as a judge, a role that gives the ego power over others; when you take that role in your mind, you invite the very violence you fear. The path forward is to revise the scene in your imagination: let the guests rule, not by coercion or sacrifice, but by the consistent application of mercy and justice in thought. Assume that the I AM within you already holds rightful authority, and feel it real that you protect divine ideas without compromising ethical truth. In that inner alignment, the external city will reflect the new order, and the nature of judgment shifts from fear to compassionate discernment.

Practice This Now

Act: Assume 'I AM the Lord of this house' and revise the scene to welcome the higher guests. Feel it real as mercy and justice fill your consciousness.