Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 17:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

9Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

Ezekiel 17:7-10

Biblical Context

The scene shows a vine planted by waters bending toward a great eagle for nourishment. It asks whether such dependence will allow prosperity or cause it to wither when winds arise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the vine as your present state of consciousness. The great eagle and the water bearing furrows symbolize worldly powers and images you imagine will nourish you. When you bend your roots toward them, you are letting your life depend on something outside your I AM. The soil and the waters are the inner substance of your being, the living ground of awareness you are always in. The question shall it prosper becomes a question of the innermost state: will this consciousness flourish by its own truth or be uprooted by winds from without? The east wind represents pressure from circumstance, the belief that life comes from outside you. The destiny of the vine lies in recognizing that you are not a dependent sprout, but the I AM that nourishes all. By turning your attention inward, you water the furrows with the living waters of awareness and your branches bear fruit because you are aligned with the divine soil within.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the vine nourished by the living waters of your inner awareness; revise the belief that nourishment comes from outside. Feel the I AM irrigating every furrow of your consciousness until your branches bear fruit.