Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 20:10-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 20 in context

Scripture Focus

10Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

11And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.

12Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.

13But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

14But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

15Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;

16Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.

17Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

Ezekiel 20:10-17

Biblical Context

Israel left Egypt, wandered in the wilderness, and received statutes and Sabbaths as signs of being sanctified. Rebellion and idolatry invite judgment, yet mercy is shown to preserve the people for a higher purpose.

Neville's Inner Vision

The wilderness is a state of mind, not a place; God is the I AM, and the statutes and judgments are inner laws you consent to live by. The Sabbaths are periodic signs that you are recognized and sanctified by the Self. When the heart runs after idols, you show a belief in separation from the present I AM, inviting the appearance of judgment as a corrective. Yet the greatness of the I AM is not to condemn but to protect the sacred from pollution—so that your true state may be seen by others as the living proof of your covenant. The land flowing with milk and honey is the dream of abundant life that becomes real as you align with inner law. This mercy keeps you in the wilderness long enough to learn, refine, and choose again, ensuring your consciousness remains intact and your holiness unsullied by the world's sway.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, assume the state 'I am sanctified' and feel it real—live as the Sabbaths sign in your own mind, and revise any rebel thoughts by returning to that I AM.