Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 13:17-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 13 in context

Scripture Focus

17Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

18And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

20Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.

21Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

22Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

23Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 13:17-23

Biblical Context

Ezekiel rebukes those who prophesy from their heart with deceptive devices to entice and control; God declares he will tear away these tools and deliver the people from lies, leading them to know the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the I AM stands as the sole governor of reality. Set thy face against the voices and garments of habit that prophesy from memory and fear rather than from awareness. Pillows sewn to every armhole and kerchiefs on every stature are the devices by which the mind chases souls away from their true longing—an image you have built to feed the ego's appetite. Yet the Lord GOD within declares you are not bound to such tricks; He will tear away these devices and loosen the hold of the lie, delivering your people (your fulfilled desires) from the deceptive spectacle. When you discern the deception and return to the quiet, you awaken to the I AM and realize that your true life is the assurance that never departs. This is your power: to see through illusion and to know you are the Lord.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are already free from deceptive voices; imagine tearing away the pillow and kerchiefs from within, and let the true guidance rise as the immediate reality.