Neville Goddard on Obadiah 1:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Obadiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

Obadiah 1:12-13

Biblical Context

The passage warns against rejoicing in or exploiting a brother's calamity. It emphasizes restraint and righteous conduct toward one's neighbor.

Neville's Inner Vision

Obadiah's warning is not a history lesson but a map of the inner scene. The day of thy brother is not an event out there; it is a movement of your own mind when you witness another's misfortune and either savor it, condemn it, or feel possession over it. To look on their affliction or to rejoice in their distress is a shadow play of separation from the I AM. The gate of my people—the boundary of your attention—must remain open to mercy, not shut by envy or domination. When you insist that another's calamity diminishes you, you arrange your world by that belief. The cure is a simple shift: assume the truth that you and your brother are one life, one I AM. See them not as distant, but as a state of your own consciousness, now healed and thriving. Bless them, release your claim on their substance, and let inner justice flow in your seeing. In that release, compassion becomes power and mercy becomes the natural order of your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I AM the I AM in which all are contained; I bless my brother's prosperity now.' Feel that unity as your own sense of well-being.