Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 22:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 22 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

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.

Ezekiel 22:8-12

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 22:8-12 portrays a people who despise holy things, profane the sabbath, and commit various sins, signaling a polluted inner state that has forgotten God.

Neville's Inner Vision

This passage is a map of your inner weather. The figures and acts described are not distant history but symbols of a mind separated from the I AM. When you sense disdain for the holy, or seek profit by any means, you are living in a state that has forgotten its sacred foundation. The remedy is immediate: adopt a new state of consciousness where you are the holiness itself, the I AM present here and now. See the sacred at the center of life; refuse greed, extortion, or cruelty; treat others as expressions of the one Life. In this revised inner posture, the Sabbath becomes quiet awareness, not mere ritual. As you dwell in this holy state, the external scene begins to align with your inner reforms; the memory of God returns to your thoughts and your actions reflect reverence, justice, and purity.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene by declaring: I am the holy I AM, and all my thoughts toward others are expressions of that Life; feel this state as real for two minutes.