Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 39:17-24 - 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.

18Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

19And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.

20Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.

21And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.

22So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.

23And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

24According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

Ezekiel 39:17-24

Biblical Context

God calls a symbolic assembly around a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, signaling judgment. The people and nations will see the LORD’s hand at work and Israel will come to know Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Ezekiel's hearer, the outer ritual mirrors an inner economy. The assembly of birds and beasts gathering to a sacrifice is not a carnage but the mind's gathering of every aspect of self—habits, fears, pride, and pain—around the altar of awareness. The 'great sacrifice' on the mountains of Israel stands for the moment you consent to a shift in consciousness, letting the old world feed the new understanding that you are the one who creates. When the flesh is eaten and blood drunk, you are tasting the consequences of your thoughts, feeding on the energy your images draw to you. The table of the Lord becomes your own state of consciousness: the powers you once believed controlled you—strength, war, and status—are now seen as expressions of your inner belief. God's glory among the heathen is the revealed truth that your inner state dictates outer events; Israel's captivity becomes a memory of former beliefs you break free from as you align with I AM. The judgment is not punishment but awakening, a clearing away of masks so that God’s presence is recognized by all.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the host at your inner feast. Declare I AM as your awareness and feel the power of consciousness filling your table.