Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 28:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 28 in context

Scripture Focus

12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Ezekiel 28:12-15

Biblical Context

The passage portrays the king of Tyre as a being of perfect wisdom and beauty, placed in Eden with precious stones, who was created perfect until iniquity arose.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your mind has a 'king of Tyre'—that self-image which proclaims it is full of wisdom, perfectly beautiful, and seated in Eden’s garden of color. The stones and pipes symbolize the rich thoughts you have conjured to prove your distinction. The anointed cherub who covers is the pride that claims protection over the heart, the belief that you stand on the mountain of God apart from Him. The line 'thou wast perfect... till iniquity was found in thee' reveals the moment when you imagine you are separate from God, and so your inner order begins to fracture. But this is not a verdict imposed from without; it is a state of consciousness you can revise. In Neville’s method, you return to the I AM—the awareness that is common to all images—and you refuse to identify with the pride-constructed person. Assume that you are the I AM here and now, the one intelligence who creates order, beauty, and harmony. Let Eden be restored within by feeling your oneness with God, and notice the inner judgments soften as you align with divine purpose.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the I AM as the sole ruler of your mind here and now. Revise the Tyre image into a humble awareness that orders thoughts with divine harmony, letting Eden within you awaken.