Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 22:2-4 - 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.

Ezekiel 22:2-4

Biblical Context

The passage commands the prophet to judge a city that sheds blood and defiles itself with idols. Its actions bring guilt and reproach before the nations.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the 'bloody city' as a state of your own consciousness. When you sense bloodshed, hear it as the draining of life-energy by fear, rage, or hardened judgment in thoughts. When you hear about idols, treat them as false images you worship in place of the I AM that you truly are. The voice that speaks in this passage is your higher I AM, inviting you to witness and not be ruled by such images. The verdict is not punishment but a renewal of your inner economy: you shed the old structures that keep you bound and replace them with a living image of wholeness. As you judge inwardly, you do not condemn, you clarify and revise; you name the false idol, declare its power dissolved, and insist on a new pattern that honors life. Your days are not marching toward ruin but toward a clearer awareness of your creative power. The moment you accept this inner authority, the city becomes a pure temple in which purity, integrity, and true worship prevail.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state of being guiltless now; revise the scene, seeing the city as pure and alive with I AM. Feel it real by dwelling in that certainty for a few breaths.