Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 39:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 39 in context

Scripture Focus

2And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

4Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

5Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 39:2-5

Biblical Context

God promises to turn the foe back, leaving only a sixth part alive and gathering him from the north into Israel's land. He will strike the foe's weapons and cause him to fall, exposed to the scavengers.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 39:2-5 is your inner drama, not a physical campaign. The invader is a belief that came from fear; turning him back means withdrawing your attention and no longer feeding the thought with assent. The six parts left behind symbolize the core you never relinquish—your I AM—that remains while the old story withers. When you interpret 'I will smite thy bow' you witness the disarming of fear's tools—doubt, grip, need to control—and the arrows fall from your hand because you no longer lend energy to the image. The foe's fall upon the mountains of Israel marks the victory of consciousness within your inner landscape, where ravenous birds and beasts devour the old thought as you replace it with awareness. Your spoken decree—'for I have spoken it'—becomes the law written in your heart. The outer world will align with this inward revision, showing that the invader has been turned back by the power you possess when you know yourself as I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, 'I turn back the invader and leave only the sixth part; the rest is dissolved.' Then feel the shift as your inner weapons loosen and the new scene takes hold.