Neville Goddard on Jonah 1:14-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

Jonah 1:14-16

Biblical Context

The sailors cry to the LORD for safety, cast Jonah overboard, and the sea ceases; afterward the men fear the LORD and vow to worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jonah is not a man apart but a belief within you that you’ve carried into the sea of life. The sailors’ cry to the LORD is your own cry to the I AM that you truly are. When they cast Jonah forth and the sea ceases, that is the inner turning of attention, the moment when a false assumption sinks and the restless mind is stilled. The fear of the LORD that follows is the reverent recognition of the Presence that is always present as you. Their sacrifice and vows become your unmistakable acknowledgment: you worship not by ritual, but by aligning your awareness with the one Life that animates all. Thus, the passage teaches that prayer moves you from petition to worship by realization. The storm outside mirrors the storm inside: a belief in separation dissolves when you refuse to identify with it and claim your true state of I AM. Practice: in the midst of a raging thought, imagine you are already where you want to be—fully calm, guided, and one with the Eternal.

Practice This Now

Assume the end now: declare, I AM the Lord of this life; revise the scene as a appearance in Consciousness, and feel it real until the sea within you rests. Listen for the still Presence to guide you.