Neville Goddard on Luke 4:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 4 in context

Scripture Focus

17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:17

Biblical Context

There was a book delivered to him; upon opening it, he found the exact place where it was written.

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke's scene is not a mere historical moment, but a cue to the reader that the Bible is the living script of your own consciousness. The 'book' is the inner scripture carried within your I AM, the state of awareness that carries prophecy in present tense. When 'delivered unto him' occurs, it signals a readiness in mind—the moment belief becomes an invitation to imagine. To 'open the book' is to shift attention from outer happenings to the inner line written in you; the place where it is written becomes accessible because the truth already resides in awareness. This is prophecy as a present possibility realized by inner assumption: feel it now, dwell in the desired state, and let the discernment of your next inner move emerge. The scene teaches that wisdom and faithfulness are practiced within, not demanded from without. You are called to remember who you already are and align with that truth until it becomes your lived experience.