From Revenge to Renewal
Ezekiel 25:15 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezekiel 25 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ezekiel 25:15 calls out revenge and a spiteful heart that seeks to destroy because of old hatreds; it presents inner disposition as the cause of outward judgment.
Neville's Inner Vision
Viewed through Neville's lens, the 'Philistines' are not distant people but states of consciousness ruled by revenge. The phrases 'dealt by revenge' and 'despiteful heart' expose a mind anchored in memory—an old grievance that keeps score and drains vitality. 'To destroy it for the old hatred' signals a self-contracted impulse seeking to annihilate what once hurt it. When God speaks as Lord, He speaks as the I AM—the awake, knowing presence that can observe and revise any state of mind. The remedy is not external punishment but inner revision: shift from the drama of vengeance to the calm, all-embracing awareness that you are the creator of your reality. In Neville's terms, awaken to a new assumption: 'I AM that I AM, and I choose to forgive, release the old grievance, and let justice arise as inner harmony.' By imagining the inner movements of consciousness as your own, you dissolve the energy of revenge and replace it with a felt sense of sufficiency and continuity with life. The outer Philistines become symbols of your former self, now transformed.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and repeat: 'I AM the forgiveness that dissolves old hatreds.' Feel the inner peace expand until the impulse to revenge fades.
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