Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 31:18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 31 in context

Scripture Focus

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 31:18

Biblical Context

Pharaoh is depicted as a mighty tree in Eden, glorious in its greatness, yet destined to be brought down with the trees of Eden among the uncircumcised. The passage links glory to pride and ends in judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Pharaoh in Ezekiel appears as a mighty tree of Eden, dazzling in its own grandeur. Yet the Lord declares this glory hollow when born of ego, and promises its downfall among the uncircumcised. In Neville’s language, you are not judging a nation but diagnosing a state of consciousness: the belief 'I am' identified with a separate king of Eden. Judgment is interior—pruning away the old self's claim to supremacy. The exile is a turning of attention from worldly achievement to the I AM that you truly are. The sword that slays the mighty tree is your awareness that identifies with form and name; when you awaken to I AM, Pharaoh sinks into the earth and Eden rises as a living inner state. This is not punishment but a revision of your inner climate. If you can feel from I AM-identity a gentler, humbler reality, the outer scene follows suit. The verse thus invites a practical conversion: revise your sense of self until you rest in unity and true greatness that cannot fall.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, breathe, and assume the I AM observing the Eden scene. Revision: 'I am the I AM, not the proud tree'; feel the humility and let Eden's inner calm rise as the new reality.