Neville Goddard on Hebrews 5:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 5 in context

Scripture Focus

7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

Hebrews 5:7-8

Biblical Context

Jesus, in his humanity, prayed with fervent cries to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard; though he was the Son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.

Neville's Inner Vision

Hebrews 5:7-8 invites you to regard the days of his flesh as your present human state, where you petition from the depth of your own consciousness. When you offer prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto the one able to save from death, you are not petitioning a distant God but awakening to the power of I AM within you. The assurance that he was 'heard' arises when you fearfully invoke the state you desire and permit the feeling of its reality to rise; fear becomes the instrument guiding you to deeper trust in your inner hearing. And though he was a Son, he learned obedience by the things he suffered — meaning obedience is a discipline of consciousness, learned by continuing to align with the end-state you desire, even as appearances resist. Thus your trials are not punishments but a crucible where inner nature submits to the state you long for, transforming suffering into the practice of faithful imagination.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly and declare the I AM; then imagine your desired outcome as already real, resting in the feeling of being heard for a few minutes, especially when fear arises.