Neville Goddard on Jonah 1:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Jonah 1:1-2

Biblical Context

God's command comes to Jonah to journey to Nineveh and proclaim judgment on its wickedness. The passage invites you to see the divine I AM calling you to address a belief or condition within.

Neville's Inner Vision

The word of the LORD is the I AM within you, awakening a new movement of consciousness. Jonah's rising to go to Nineveh is an inner assignment: confront a belief that feels 'wicked' or fixed. The 'great city' is the vast inner landscape of mind where fear, habit, and doubt rule. When the command comes—'Arise'—you are invited to shift from sleep to wakefulness; to 'cry against it' is to speak truth to the belief, declare its falsity, and anchor a new feeling of possibility. The wickedness coming up before me symbolizes the old story of limitation reappearing as an obstacle to realization. Remember, the word of the LORD is not out there; it is the I AM that you are, perceiving through imagination as if it already is. Do not flee; stand in the certainty that you are the one who acts in faith. Your obedience is a revision of consciousness, a decision to inhabit the divine I AM now and act from that state.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner command now: sit in quiet, feel the I AM speaking as you, and revise a lingering belief by declaring it is already changed. Then feel-it-real by acting in imagination as if the Nineveh mission is complete today.