The Covenant's Inner Stand

Ezekiel 17:12-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ezekiel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
13And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
Ezekiel 17:12-14

Biblical Context

Babylon comes to Jerusalem, takes the king and princes into exile, and makes a covenant with the king's seed; the mighty are taken so the kingdom is humbled, yet it can stand by keeping the covenant.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Ezekiel speaks to your inner life, not a political tale alone. The king of Babylon arriving in Jerusalem is the dominating idea that seeks to subdue your old self. When rulers are taken and carried away, your familiar self loses its throne, and a new inner order begins to govern. The king’s seed is your deepest conviction, the seed of faith that must be bound by a covenant—an unwavering decision to align with the new state of consciousness you declare. The oath signifies your loyalty to this inner government; the mighty of the land symbolize the strongest impulses that once ruled you, now humbled and placed in submission. The kingdom is brought low to steady your purpose, so you remember the covenant and stand by it. In Neville’s practice, the outer world is the visible echo of your inner state; nothing changes until you assume the feeling of the fulfilled inner reality. So declare, feel, and persist: I am the ruler of this inner realm, and the covenant I keep now makes the kingdom stand.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and imagine you are the seed and ruler of a quiet inner kingdom. Reaffirm the covenant with your I AM and feel the kingdom stand in your life as you keep that vow.

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