Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 22:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 22 in context

Scripture Focus

12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

13Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it.

15And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

Ezekiel 22:12-15

Biblical Context

The verses condemn greed, bloodshed, and dishonest gain, warning that judgment will scatter the people. It portrays purification as removing filthiness and renewing inner allegiance to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Ezekiel’s scene the outward acts are mirrors of an inner state. To take gifts to shed blood, to exact usury and extortion, are not merely deeds but habits of mind—an awareness bent on private gain at another’s expense. When you forget Me, the I AM, life’s energy becomes a misuse of power and the inner judge sounds. I have spoken it; I will do it: this is the law of your own consciousness. The day I deal with thee is the day your core belief in separation is confronted and dissolved. Exile among the heathen is your mind scattered by fear, doubt, and guilt. Yet purification is possible now by turning back to the awareness that you are the source of all supply; the filthiness consumed is the old character dissolved in light. Return to the inner kingdom by renewing your identification with the I AM; your heart grows strong and your hands regain steadfastness. The external scene changes only as the inner vision is rewritten, and you become the voluntary author of your renewal.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are the I AM—abundant and whole. For five minutes, feel it real that you give freely, with no loss to you, and witness the world respond with renewed prosperity.