Inner Possession of Promise
Obadiah 1:19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Obadiah 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Plain sense: different peoples reclaim lands—south, Philistines, Ephraim, Samaria, and Gilead—as a sign of restored order and future promise.
Neville's Inner Vision
Viewed through the Neville lens, this oracle is not about geography but states of consciousness reclaiming their sovereignty. The mount of Esau, the plains of Philistia, the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Gilead are inner territories—areas of will, memory, understanding, and imagination—that have been scattered or governed by fear, habit, or doubt. The prophecy speaks of possession not by conquest from without, but by the awakening awareness that the I AM, the real you, already owns all domains. When you refuse to identify with limitation and return your attention to the one life within, the scattered tribes come home to consciousness. The \"south\" and \"plain\" become directions of your inner life, not maps of a political realm; their return signifies alignment with the Kingdom of God within, a state where you possess all that your higher self requires. The future appears as present perception, because imagination is the instrument by which God awakens in you; the external world follows the cadence of your inner state.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume, 'I am the possessor of all inner lands.' Feel that sovereignty now, revising any doubt until the inner landscape is vivid and real.
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