Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 16:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.

4And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

5None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.

6And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

Ezekiel 16:3-6

Biblical Context

Jerusalem is described as born in a strange land and neglected at birth. Then God speaks life, commanding that she live.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Ezekiel speaks of a birth defined by inner states, not by history. Your nativity is not fixed by the Amorite or Hittite lines, but by the conscious choices of the I AM you are. When you find yourself cast out into the open field of limitation, the I AM passes by and says Live. This is not condemnation but an invitation to revise the self you call real, to let purification occur within your awareness. The pity that never came from others is replaced by the inner recognition that you are seen and blessed by the Life within you. The moment you hear Live, you awaken to a new birth—a fully voiced Presence that can rewrite any past with the power of imagination. Imagination is the instrument by which you become aware of your true birth in grace. Your inner field can be restored, your identity reborn, and your life renewed by one decision: to let Life live as you now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling of being already alive and blessed; repeat, 'I am the life I choose to be, born anew in grace.' Feel this Live as your immediate experience.