Neville Goddard on Genesis 28:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 28 in context

Scripture Focus

16And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.

17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.

Genesis 28:16-17

Biblical Context

Jacob wakes from sleep and recognizes that the LORD is present in a place. He calls it the house of God and the gate of heaven.

Neville's Inner Vision

Genesis 28:16-17 reveals a shift of awareness. Jacob wakes to the unmistakable truth that the LORD is in this place, and that awareness is the gate of heaven opening within him. In Neville's practice, the 'place' is a state of consciousness, not a map of rocks and rivers. The dread he feels is reverent awe, signaling a transition from ordinary sight to the realization that the house of God is the living I AM present in the here and now. When you accept that you are always in this sanctuary, you do not travel to heaven—you remember that heaven is the condition of your own mind. The external scene becomes a mirror of inner life, and as you dwell in the awareness 'God is present now,' your thoughts, feelings, and circumstances align with that recognition. The gate of heaven is simply your willingness to inhabit this truth at every moment. You are Jacob in this story, chosen to awaken to the divine dwelling within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes, and assume the statement 'I AM in the house of God now' until it feels true. Then revise your surroundings in imagination to reflect the sanctuary you already inhabit.