Neville Goddard on Jonah 1:12-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

14Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Jonah 1:12-14

Biblical Context

Jonah instructs the sailors to throw him into the sea to calm the storm; they attempt to reach land but fail, then cry out to the LORD for mercy and forgiveness, recognizing God’s will in the scene.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the storm on the sea as the tremor of a restless mind. Jonah’s offer to be cast into the sea represents the surrender of the ego-made 'self' to the I AM, the vast awareness that holds all. The ship’s crew stands for the faculties of attention striving to quiet life by force; their rowing against the wind shows that mortal effort cannot still the mind until a higher decision is made. When they finally call on the Lord, they acknowledge a power greater than fear, and the tempest yields to order. In your inner scripture, the great tempest is the old thought-system that makes you identify with lack, danger, or guilt. The moment you “cast” that self into the sea of awareness—willing to let the old identity dissolve—you experience calm, for the I AM is the ground of your being and the ruler of every scene. The line about innocent blood invites mercy toward yourself and others as you stop blaming and allow God’s will to unfold within your consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: I AM casts my old self into the sea of awareness and the storm within me subsides. Feel the calm replacing fear as the inner sea becomes still.