Neville Goddard on Jonah 1:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

Jonah 1:8

Biblical Context

Two sailors demand Jonah reveal his origin, occupation, and allegiance to explain the storm's source. They press him to identify where he belongs.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scene is inward drama. The ship represents your life and the storm your current beliefs surfacing as circumstance. The sailors’ questions—Who are you? Where do you come from? What is your occupation? What people do you belong to?—are not about a stranger external to you, but about the state of your own consciousness. The ‘evil’ upon you is the result of a mind that has forgotten its origin and mission. Jonah embodies the I AM within you, the identity that has not yet claimed its true home in the inner kingdom. The demand to know his country and people asks you to acknowledge your true allegiance: not to outward luck or faction, but to timeless awareness. When you answer, you affirm your I AM rather than some external label. You can revise the scene by affirming you belong to the inner kingdom, that your occupation expresses that awareness, and that your origin is eternal consciousness. The wind subsides when you shift your inner state, not by changing the world, but by changing you.