Neville Goddard on Jonah 3:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jonah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

5So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

6For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Jonah 3:5-6

Biblical Context

Nineveh's people, from ruler to commoner, believed God and proclaimed a fast, putting on sackcloth. The king himself humbled his throne, donned sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your inner cinema, Nineveh stands for the totality of your states of consciousness. The people believing God is your moment of acknowledgment that the I AM is present as you, here and now. The fast is not deprivation but the decision to suspend habitual reactions that keep you dominated by old stories; sackcloth is the humble attire of inner attention; the king laying aside his robe and sitting in ashes is your sense of self surrendering its pride and returning to center. When the message reaches the king, you receive a sudden inner edict—a word that rouses you to repentance and a willingness to turn from fear toward trust. This turning is a complete revision of your self-image: you do not cling to the old reign, you recognize the reign of God within. Unity arises as all levels—from greatest to least—are moved into harmony by belief in the I AM. In this sense, the nineveh of your heart is converted by your willingness to feel and declare a new reality already present.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: I am the I AM, believing now. Feel your old self yield, and let the inner king bow to the presence within, ready to act as that truth.