Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 23:13-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

13Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,

14And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,

15Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

16And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

Ezekiel 23:13-16

Biblical Context

The verse portrays defilement as a mind that dwells on outward images of power and beauty. It suggests that true worship occurs when one refuses such allure and turns inward to the I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

At the level of consciousness, Ezekiel signals that the mind becomes defiled when it dotes on projections of others power and dress. The wall images symbolize a scene the I AM watches, yet the watcher forgets that these images are only products of the dream. When she sees the Chaldeans and their apparel she dotes on them, surrendering to a secondary reality built from appetite rather than truth. In the Neville manner, every image of prominence or color invites a belief in separation; to worship is to align with the inner ruler, not to chase fashions or portraits. The cure lies not in judgment but in shifting attention: identify with the indwelling I AM, the awareness that creates all appearances. Imagine that you are the artist of the screen, and you revise the scene by declaring that the wall is a passing illustration in the mind. Restore sovereignty by choosing a new inner script where the mind is filled with the quiet, indivisible light of God, and all images dissolve into that light.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and, in the stillness, assume the feeling that you are the I AM observing the scene. Then revise any pulled image by affirming that it is only a passing projection and that your inner consciousness remains unchanged and sovereign.