Inner Siege of Ezekiel 4:8
Ezekiel 4:8 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezekiel 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ezekiel 4:8 describes a divine act of binding the speaker to one position until the siege ends, symbolizing immobilization as judgment and endurance.
Neville's Inner Vision
On the screen of your mind, Ezekiel's line—'I will lay bands upon thee'—speaks as the I AM speaking through you. The bands are not iron bars external but a fixed state of consciousness you allow to grip you, keeping you from turning anywhere else until the days of the siege exhaust themselves. This is judgment that shapes your inner weather; it tests your fidelity to a belief about yourself. Yet the moment you name the state you are in as a temporary assumption, you begin to revise it. Imagination becomes the tool: you presume the end of the siege is now, feel the relief, hear the final sound of a released breath. Each day of constraint becomes a reminder that you are not trapped; you are practicing the art of inner alignment. When you dwell in the feeling of being released, the bands lose their grip, and you discover you could have turned all along—toward a renewed sense of identity.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and silently assume the state: 'I am free now.' Feel and imagine the siege ending, and sense the relief as if it were already complete; repeat until the feeling is real.
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