Neville Goddard on Hebrews 11:36-38 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 11 in context

Scripture Focus

36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

37They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

Hebrews 11:36-38

Biblical Context

The passage speaks of believers who endured cruel mockings, bonds, imprisonment, stonings, and death, while living in destitution and torment. They wandered deserts and caves, recognized as not of the world, yet they remained faithful.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses are not about others somewhere; they are a description of the states of consciousness you can enter. The mockings, bonds, and imprisonments are not external proofs but inner doubts and limiting beliefs your attention tolerates. Being stoned, sawn asunder, tempted, and slain with the sword are the old identities torn away by your insistence that I AM is all. Wandering in sheepskins and goatskins and destitute, afflicted, tormented, points to the impression that you are lacking, until you awaken the reality that supply and safety are in consciousness. When it says the world was not worthy of them, that is the sign you are aligned with the inner I AM; you walk deserts and mountains with ease because your inner reality governs outer appearances. Your faith is not a plea for mercy but a decision to live from the divine consciousness that you are, here and now. Practice returning to the sense 'I AM' as your only reality, and let appearances bend to that claim.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the feeling of your ideal state by calmly saying, 'I AM the I AM, and this moment is my full reality.' Sit with the felt-sense until doubt slides away and you move from fear to unwavering peace.