Neville Goddard on Genesis 20:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 20 in context

Scripture Focus

2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.

4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

5Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Genesis 20:2-6

Biblical Context

Abraham claims Sarah is his sister, and she is taken; God speaks to Abimelech in a dream warning that touching a married woman is grave. Abimelech pleads innocence, but God declares protection over the righteous and reveals mercy as guidance and accountability.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this inner reading Abraham stands for a mind that grips at possession and uses a story to keep fear at bay. Sarah becomes the object of a narrative that seems to separate lovers into keeper and kept. The dream visit of Abimelech is not a man in a city at night but the I AM awakening a consciousness to truth. God speaks in the dream to reveal that the true law is life and protection, not harm. The line about integrity of heart is a reminder that your inner state is what creates your world. When you own the conviction that the beloved and you are one within the same life, the old deception dissolves and mercy flows as practical guidance. You are not separate from what you love; you are the same consciousness manifesting it. The dead man in the dream is the old self that dies when you awaken to your unity with the I AM. This is a revelation of inner law rather than external fault finding.

Practice This Now

Assume right now that the inner state has no separation between you and your beloved and feel that unity as real. Revise the story in your mind and feel it real until the outward scene reflects your inner harmony.