Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 31:15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 31 in context

Scripture Focus

15Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.

Ezekiel 31:15

Biblical Context

God declares that on the day a former state dies, mourning is caused; the deep is covered and the floods restrained, so even Lebanon and the trees mourn.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Ezekiel 31:15 the Lord GOD is not a distant deity but the I AM within your own consciousness. The day “he went down to the grave” symbolizes a passing away of a familiar self-concept, a state of mind no longer needed as you step into a higher level of awareness. When it says, “I caused a mourning” and “I restrained the floods thereof,” it speaks of your inner authority to regulate the surging emotions, beliefs, and desires that would drown new life. To stay the great waters is to honor the pace of your regeneration, not to deny life but to preserve an opportunity for genuine growth. The image of Lebanon mourning and the trees fainting is the outer world reflecting your inner correction: grand dreams may pause, old identifications may appear to falter, yet this is mercy in action—the inward judgment that protects becoming rather than averting it. Remember: every external event unfolds from your inner I AM; trust this governance and your life rearranges itself into harmony with a truer self.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm 'I AM' as the ruler of my inner world. Visualize rivers and floods within you being gently restrained by a compassionate force, allowing a new state of consciousness to emerge. Then revise your sense of self to welcome the dawning state that follows the old one.