Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 34:23-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 34 in context

Scripture Focus

23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

24And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

30Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.

31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 34:23-31

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 34:23-31 speaks of a single shepherd to feed the people, God as their God, and a covenant of peace that brings safety, abundance, and divine presence; it portrays a shift from fear to blessing in the land of their consciousness and life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider Ezekiel 34:23-31 as a profound inner drama. The 'one shepherd' is your centralized I AM—your focal awareness that feeds every experience. When you align with that I AM, the statement that the Lord is your God and David a prince within becomes your living reality. The 'covenant of peace' shifts from external circumstance to inner alignment: the fears and loud beasts of doubt are rendered harmless, and you dwell safely within the wilderness of your thoughts. Blessings come as showers of grace to your field—your mental and emotional climate—triggered by the awareness that you are not separate from your Source but abiding within it. The promise that you shall be safe, nourished, and known as God’s people translates to a secure feeling within your own being—an inner belonging that dissolves hunger and shame. When this knowing takes hold, you are no longer prey to old states; a renewal arises, a plant of renown, nourished by your conscious surrender to the I AM. This is the life of the inner kingdom becoming tangible in your daily field of experience.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume, inside, the feeling: I am the one shepherd over my inner pasture; the Lord is my God and I dwell safely. Then rest in that knowing and let the day unfold from this interior reality.