Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 16:32-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

32But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!

33They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.

34And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

Ezekiel 16:32-34

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 16:32-34 portrays spiritual unfaithfulness: a wife who commits adultery with many lovers, offering gifts to them while receiving no true reward. It contrasts outer ritual with inner fidelity, showing hollow worship when allegiance is given to outward things rather than the Divine I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this oracle, the outer turmoil and the ritual gifts are but signs of inner states. The 'husband' stands for your true I AM—the unchanging awareness in which all selves appear. When you give your attention, your allegiance, to many 'lovers'—images, cravings, status, or external ritual—you are tendering your life energy to projections that cannot restore the wholeness you seek. The verse notes that your rewards come and go, yet you are contrary, returning to another cadence of seeking. In Neville's key, the 'whoredoms' are the mind's habitual attachments—stories of lack, dependence, and ritual compliance—that pretend to satisfy but leave you empty. True worship is alignment of your inner vision with the I AM, the awareness that remains untouched by outward favors. The condemnation is not judgment from without, but a wake-up call that you have not yet assumed the state of the One within you. The remedy is to revise inwardly: refuse to reward the old lovers with attention; inhabit the presence of God in you, and watch the outer world reflect your inner fidelity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare I AM until the sense of unbroken awareness fills you. Then revise the scene to align with the One, withdrawing attention from outer cravings and feeling you are already united with your divine spouse.