Neville Goddard on Genesis 35:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Genesis 35 in context

Scripture Focus

10And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.

Genesis 35:10

Biblical Context

God renames Jacob as Israel, signaling a shift in identity and covenant purpose. The change is inward, marking your own inner state as kingly and called to vocation.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment of Genesis 35:10, God speaks not to a person as apart from you, but to your own I AM. The name Jacob represents a mind-set driven by struggle, effort, and by the belief that you must earn approval. Israel, however, is the consciousness that stands in the throne room of God, aware of its oneness with the Source and its authority to create. When God declares, "thy name shall be Israel," He is announcing the inner covenant that you can inhabit now: a state of loyalty to the eternal within, a work aligned with divine purpose, and a renewal of being. Your true identity is not something to obtain; it is to awaken to, through the deliberate assumption of your I AM as Israel. Start from the end in mind: you already wear the name, and your experiences will flow from that awareness. Let the day confirm it: thoughts become conditions as you reside in the royal assurance that you are the state of Israel, and your life will follow.