Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 23:22-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

22Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;

23The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

24And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

Ezekiel 23:22-24

Biblical Context

The passage portrays former attachments surfacing as a test to your mind, with outer judgments reflecting your inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Remember: Ezekiel’s Aholibah is the part of you that has yielded to old attachments; the lovers are states of consciousness you mistake as yourself. The Lord GOD is your I AM—the awareness that remains unmoved as the storm rises. When He says He will raise up thy lovers against thee, He is telling you that the inner pictures of 'desire' will surge to test your stability. The Babylonians, Pekod, Shoa, and the rest are not people outside you; they are the dynamic thoughts of power you imagine governing your life. They ride on horses and march with chariots to surround your tent; they set up their assembly to judge you by their judgments. Yet these judgments are but reflections of your own mind's agreements. Your way through is to refuse that old court and return to the I AM, to assume a new state, to feel it real. In that felt reality, the outer scene comes to reflect your inner revision, and you stand free of their verdicts.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the I AM as your permanent state. Feel the lovers as passing thoughts; then revise by dwelling in unity and allowing the inner verdicts to dissolve into peace.