Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 4:4-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 4 in context

Scripture Focus

4Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.

5For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

7Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.

8And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.

Ezekiel 4:4-8

Biblical Context

God instructs Ezekiel to lie on his left side to bear Israel's iniquity for 390 days, then on his right for Judah's 40 days. The act symbolizes judgment, accountability, and a solemn siege over the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

This chapter invites you to see the physical posture as a symbol of your inner stance. The I AM within you takes the place of the prophet, choosing where attention rests. Lying on one side fixes your awareness on a collective condition—Israel's iniquity—so the charge can be owned, revised, and dissolved by consciousness. The 390 days and 40 days are not literal time but intensities of belief, a long, patient revision turning the sense of separation toward wholeness. When Ezekiel faces the siege and prophesies against it, you too turn toward limitation and announce its end from a higher premise. The binding on him is a reminder that no power exists outside your own assumption; release comes as you align with the truth that the kingdom is within. Imagination creates the movement; the inner verdict reshapes the outer world because you have chosen to dwell in I AM-awareness rather than the story of lack.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of inner wholeness; imagine yourself revising the siege by speaking from I AM, and feel the burden lifting as you declare, 'The siege ends now.'