Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 32:18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 32 in context

Scripture Focus

18Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

Ezekiel 32:18

Biblical Context

The verse commands a prophetic lament for Egypt and the act of casting its multitude and allied nations down into the underworld, signaling judgment and exile.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you is the land of Egypt—the stubborn attachments, fears, and conditioned habits you mistake for reality. When Ezekiel cries out 'Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt,' the inner prophet awakens your awareness to these bindings. 'Cast them down' is not external punishment but a decisive change of allegiance in consciousness: you move your attention from the image of limitation to the One I AM that dwells within. The 'daughters of the famous nations' symbolize all the other identities and stories you have worshiped—success, prestige, cleverness—sent down with Egypt so that you no longer identify with them as your life. In this inner drama, the pit and the nether parts are the depths of the subconscious where unresolved images fade when faced with living awareness. The purpose is not to condemn, but to return your imagination to its true creator, the I AM. The moment you acknowledge this, you practice the fundamental shift: you imagine the cast-down state as already accomplished and dwell in the feeling of liberation, and your outer world follows suit.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in silence, then state mentally, 'Egypt and its daughters are cast down now'; visualize them sinking into a deep pit and dissolving into light. Hold the feeling, 'I AM free,' as if it is your immediate reality.