Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 14:13-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 14 in context

Scripture Focus

13Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

14Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

15If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:

16Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.

17Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:

18Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

19Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

20Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

Ezekiel 14:13-20

Biblical Context

When the land (state of mind) sins, God’s judgments come as inner shortages and desolations; even Noah, Daniel, and Job cannot save others, delivering only their own souls by righteousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

The land is a state of consciousness in you. When it sins grievously, the I AM within stretches forth not as punishment but as a pruning of your awareness. The famine, beasts, sword, and pestilence are inner movements that clear away beliefs blocking fullness. Noah, Daniel, and Job are not external men but archetypal states of righteousness you can inhabit: turning to the I AM, keeping faith, and remaining pure regardless of circumstance. If they dwell in your inner land, they still deliver only themselves by their righteousness, teaching that salvation is personal and inward. Do not seek rescue from others; cultivate your own inner state. The I AM within you is the governor of life; imagine from that Self and feel the wish fulfilled as already present. By assuming, revising, and feeling it real, you invite desolation to yield and your true abundance to appear. Outer events mirror your inner alignment; adjust that alignment, and the scene will follow.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes, breathe, and assume the I AM is already delivering your soul. Revise the belief that others must save you and linger in the inner scene of fullness until it feels real.