Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 11:14-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

14Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

15Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.

16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

17Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

18And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

21But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 11:14-21

Biblical Context

God tells Ezekiel that the exiled Israelites will be gathered, purified from detestable things, and given a new heart and spirit so they may walk in divine statutes and be His people.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the language of Ezekiel is a description of your inner state. The Lord’s gathering is your awareness drawing all scattered thoughts back to the center where the little sanctuary of God resides within. The scattered lands represent divided opinions; yet God promises to assemble you and give you the land of Israel—your inner alignment to the divine order. The removal of detestable things and abominations is the loosening of entrenched beliefs that keep you from feeling your true nature. The lines about a new heart and a new spirit are not merely future events but shifts of consciousness: a heart of flesh that can be felt, and a spirit that is willing to stay present. Walking in statutes and ordinances becomes an inner obedience to a living law of love and integrity. When you are faithful, you become God’s people and He becomes your God, a oneness born of awareness. The warning to those who cling to old appetites shows the consequences of misalignment, yet renewal remains the ever-present invitation to return to your true self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the feeling that you are gathered from all scattered parts into one heart. In that feeling, declare 'I AM One with God' and imagine walking in a new inner land, a covenant within you.