Neville Goddard on Genesis 22:9-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 22 in context

Scripture Focus

9And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

11And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

12And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

13And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

Genesis 22:9-13

Biblical Context

Abraham comes to the place, binds Isaac, and prepares to sacrifice him; the angel halts him and a ram is provided as a substitute offering.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s reading, the scene unfolds as a drama within the mind. Abraham is the I AM attending to a fixed image of self; Isaac represents a cherished belief or old state of consciousness. The binding is the moment you commit to a long-held necessity, and the knife is your willingness to release it. When the voice from heaven stops you, it is your inner discernment proving you fear God not by suffering, but by not clinging to the old image. The ram appearing behind you is the substitute presence—the provision that arises when you consent to the higher operation of your own awareness. The altar, the wood, and the act of sacrifice point to a transformation: God does not demand outward blood but reveals that you possess the life that replaces fear with faith. By abiding in the I AM, the apparent threat dissolves and substitution becomes your lived reality, here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and say Here am I to acknowledge the I AM within you. Then imagine laying the old fear on the altar and, in the moment of stillness, see a ram behind you as substitute supply; dwell in the feeling that the I AM provides all that you truly need.