Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 39:23-29 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 39 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

25Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

26After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid.

27When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

28Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.

29Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 39:23-29

Biblical Context

Israel went into captivity because of iniquity. God promises their return, mercy, and the outpouring of His Spirit.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exile and captivity are states of consciousness, not distant lands. The heathen are the voices of limitation you briefly heed as real. When God hides His face, you have forgotten your I AM; when you remember, the veil lifts. The promise, 'Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy,' is your inner revision: you choose to return to your true land—awareness itself—where you are sanctified in the sight of many nations of doubt and fear. As you bear your shame and trespasses, you begin to feel safe in your own land because you have released the belief that you are divided from God. The outpouring of Spirit upon the house of Israel is the felt surge of inspiration, compassion, and power arising from inside. The act of restoration is a present-tense choice: assume the end, feel it real, and dwell as the one you truly are. Then the outer scenes of captivity dissolve into the peace of your restored land, and you know I AM is the Lord your God within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare 'I AM' as your genuine identity. Revise any sense of separation by affirming 'I am restored now in my inner land' and feel the fullness.