Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 14:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 14 in context

Scripture Focus

3Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?

4Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;

Ezekiel 14:3-4

Biblical Context

Verse 14:3–4 shows that people have set up idols in their heart and carry the stumbling block of their iniquity before them. When they seek guidance, God responds according to the inner idols they hold.

Neville's Inner Vision

Placed within Ezekiel’s vision is a simple, radical truth: your life answers to the state of your inner consciousness. To set up idols in the heart is to build private altars that govern what you allow to affect you. The stumblingblock of iniquity before the face is the stubborn belief that reality lies outside the I AM. The prophet speaks not to condemn, but to awaken you to the law that governs every encounter: God—the I AM you are—answers you in the proportion you align with truth. Your outer world is the echo of your inner state; when you come to the inner prophet with idols intact, you invite delay and misalignment. The remedy is to revise the inner image until it mirrors your true desire. Dissolve the idol by choosing the feeling of the fulfilled state and affirming that you are the I AM who cannot be divided from your good. The answer follows as you inhabit that inner state with confidence and patience.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, name the idol you sense in your heart, and revise it by declaring I AM the inner reality. Then imagine the fulfilled state as already present and feel the relief as if it is happening now.