Neville Goddard on Luke 6:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

3And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

4How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

5And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Luke 6:1-5

Biblical Context

Jesus’ disciples eat grain on the Sabbath and are rebuked by the Pharisees; Jesus cites David and the showbread to show mercy precedes strict ritual, declaring Himself Lord of the Sabbath.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as a moment within consciousness. The second Sabbath after the first: not a calendar, but the inner pause where I permit hunger for truth and mercy to be fed by My I AM. The disciples pluck corn, i.e., I select ideas that feed my being and I rub them in my hands, making them palatable. The Pharisees question the apparent transgression. In Neville's terms, their judgment is the voice of lack within, insisting on external rules rather than the abundance of the inner kingdom. Jesus answers with Scripture but also with principle: the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath—my awareness rules over the law of lack. David's hunger and the showing of bread illustrate that life is sustained not by outer ritual but by inner recognition of right now presence. When I rest in the I AM, I am free to feed on mercy and grace rather than guilt, and action is an expression of that inner rest. The day is chosen by my state; the Sabbath is the recognition that God and I are one, and that I may disregard outward restrictions when they block love.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet awareness and assume the I AM is Lord of your inner Sabbath. Feel yourself fed by mercy as you revise a moment of lack into abundance.