Abraham's Inner Sacrifice Journey

Genesis 22:3-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Genesis 22 in context

Scripture Focus

3And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
Genesis 22:3-5

Biblical Context

Abraham rises early, takes Isaac and the wood, and heads to the place God showed him. On the third day he sees the distance, tells the servants to stay, and he and Isaac go to worship, intending to return.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scriptural image, the journey to the place of offering is a movement inside consciousness. The place God names is the inner state where perception shifts from fear to trust, and Abraham embodies the I AM—the unwavering awareness within. Isaac stands as the living image of imagination given to the I AM to shape. When Abraham says, 'I and the lad will go yonder and worship,' he declares an inner alignment: the will to move toward the divine call while trusting in return. The young men left behind symbolize the egoic voices that must be quieted as the true motion occurs in the heart that affirms, 'we will come again to you.' The third-day sight—seeing the place afar—illustrates that steady inner practice collapses distance in thought into presence. The test is not sacrifice of life but surrender of a limited self-image, trusting that the I AM animates both the offering and the return. As you read it, the narrative becomes your ongoing inner covenant, a law your imagination can meet and fulfill.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and repeat 'I and the lad go to worship, and we come back.' Feel the truth in your chest as if the inner covenant is already done, and dwell there for a minute or two.

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