Neville Goddard on Matthew 2:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 2 in context

Scripture Focus

22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

Matthew 2:22

Biblical Context

Joseph hears that Archelaus rules in Judea and fears going there. Yet, being warned by God in a dream, he moves his plans to Galilee.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joseph's movement is not a matter of geography but a drama of consciousness. Archelaus and Judea are outer conditions that would ignite fear; the dream is the inner whisper of God, the I AM, guiding the mind toward safety. The fear you feel in waking is a sign, not a verdict; interpret it as a prompt to revise your course in imagination rather than to doubt your security. When the dream says 'turn aside into the parts of Galilee,' it tells you to relocate your awareness to a region where you can listen and obey the inward prompt. Galilee, in this symbolic map, represents a state of consciousness open to divine guidance, not one ruled by the ego's fear of loss. By obeying the inner guidance, Joseph demonstrates the law: alter your state, and the outer world conforms to your inner conviction. Your present circumstances respond to the state you hold in imagination; cultivate the feeling of being led by God and the path will reveal itself as safe and certain.