Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 22:2-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 22 in context

Scripture Focus

2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.

3Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

4Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

5Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.

6Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

8Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

9In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.

10In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

Ezekiel 22:2-11

Biblical Context

The passage commands the prophet to judge a city filled with bloodshed and abominations, exposing rulers and people for oppression, idol worship, and desecration of the holy. It explains that such behavior will bring shame and mockery.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the 'bloody city' is the weather of your consciousness when you identify with fear, guilt, and separation. Ezekiel's indictment is not about a distant place but your inner texture: redirect every act of 'shedding blood' into a release from fear and toward unity with I AM. The 'princes of Israel' are inner authorities you empower when you opine about others or dwell in grievance. The violations of father and mother, the stranger, the widow, and the holy things are inner distortions that profane the holiness you carry. The mockery from near and far mirrors your own judgmental mind. Yet the Lord GOD—your I AM—is always present, inviting you to revise. By choosing a different state now, and feeling it real, you revoke the old city’s power. You do not fight the outer world; you shift inward to a state of righteousness, justice, and sacred rest. As you persist in that assumption, the very texture of your inner city is renewed, and the old abominations dissolve into harmony with your true nature.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and affirm: I AM within me; I now revise this inner city to holiness and wholeness. Feel fear, blame, and cruelty dissolve as a new, just, and peaceful state takes root.