Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 17:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

Ezekiel 17:3-4

Biblical Context

An eagle comes to Lebanon, clips the highest branch of the cedar, and carries it to a land of merchants. This image points to inner movement that rearranges our sense of possession and authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the eagle as a movement of consciousness sweeping across the inner Lebanon—the fortress of your royal sense. The cedar's top represents your highest idea of self, the I AM called into its full stature. When the eagle crops it and carries it to a land of traffick, observe that your exalted self is not banished by outer conditions; rather, it is translated into the arena where life is shaped—your world of appearances. The 'land of traffick' and 'city of merchants' signify the marketplace of results where your thoughts are tested by time and circumstance. Yet the I AM persists, untouched, and your true kingdom remains within. The drama asks you to revise: do not seek to cling to a decaying identity but to re-anchor your crown in your inner tree. By assuming the end—feeling your highest self as already established in you—and keeping that image steady, you restore the top to the cedar inside and watch the outer scene rearrange to reflect your inner government.

Practice This Now

Practice for a few minutes: sit quietly, place your hand on your chest, and imagine the cedar’s top returning to its crown within you; affirm, I AM the ruler of my life, and feel that kingship as real.