Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 39:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 39 in context

Scripture Focus

17And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.

Ezekiel 39:17

Biblical Context

In Ezekiel 39:17, God commands the son of man to summon every feathered fowl and beast to gather for a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, a symbolic meal that accompanies judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

What you see as a scene of judgment speaks to the chamber of your own consciousness. The feathered fowl and beasts are not distant creatures but the faculties of your mind—desire, pride, fear, appetite—summoned to the altar of awareness. The 'great sacrifice' is the inner transformation by which the I AM, the central you, makes room for a higher state by letting go of old images. The mountains of Israel become the inner terrain where you stand in awareness, watching as old impulses are gathered and transfigured. This is true worship: not ritual without, but alignment with the I AM within, where fear is consumed by realization and nourishment is taken from the feast of new understanding. When you hear the call, you are invited to let every impulse converge at your inner altar, and through that convergence awaken a steadier, more radiant sense of self.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM is hosting the feast within you. Invite every impulse to gather at your inner altar and feel fear, desire, and pride consumed by awareness, nourishing a new sense of being.