Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 31:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 31 in context

Scripture Focus

17They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

18To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 31:17-18

Biblical Context

Pharaoh and his army descend to the realm of the dead, a stark picture of judgment on outward power. It signals that inner identity and glory rise and fall with the states of consciousness you inhabit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Pharaoh and his army in Ezekiel are not distant conquerors but a state of consciousness I once entertained—power mastered by fear, identity rooted in appearances. The sword and those slain by it are the thoughts I killed off when I believed I must defend my self-image. The 'heathen' among the nations are the external labels by which I have measured myself. When I stand in glory among the trees of Eden, I am merely projecting; the text tells me I will eventually lie with the uncircumcised in the nether parts because I have not yet awakened to the I AM that stands inside every life. The turning point is to reverse the equation: I do not go down by any outer decree; I choose to awaken as the only ruler of my inner kingdom. In this moment, I revise the scene, assuming the feeling of your rightful sovereignty, the awareness that never departs. With that assumption, the shadow life dissolves, and the real Eden appears as my present, living reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in stillness and claim, 'I AM the ruler of my inner Eden now.' Feel the kingly sense replace fear; revise the scene by imagining the shadowy army dissolving into light.