Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 38:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 38 in context

Scripture Focus

10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

Ezekiel 38:10-12

Biblical Context

Plain summary: The passage describes a moment when a malicious thought arises to invade safe, unwalled places and seize what is not rightly one's. In plain terms, it shows how inner beliefs can set the stage for external actions.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville Goddard lens, the Lord GOD is your awareness—the I AM that animates all. The line that things shall come into thy mind and that you shall think an evil thought is not a threat from without but a movement of belief arising in consciousness. The land of unwalled villages, where people dwell at rest without bars or gates, is the inner state you may assume as already formed in you—a mind free from fear, possession, and limitation. The call to go up, to take a spoil, and to turn thine hand on desolate places points not to outer conquest but to the old habit of grasping through lack. When you notice such a thought, you are being shown your own mental weather. Your work is to revise it by assuming a new end: you are in that unwalled land now, safe, abundant, and cared for by the I AM. Stand in that state until it feels real, for your inner conviction will redraw the world outside.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: When the thought arises, close your eyes, breathe, and revise your assumption to 'I am in a land of unwalled villages, safe and at rest.' Then feel the abundant life as if it were already true and let that feeling settle for a minute.