Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 47:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 47 in context

Scripture Focus

3And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.

4Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins.

5Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

Ezekiel 47:3-5

Biblical Context

An inner guide leads Ezekiel into waters that rise from ankle-deep to knee-deep, then to the loins, and finally into a river too wide to cross. The waters symbolize a growing immersion in the presence and life of God within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the man with the line as your own assumption—the precise measure you place upon your inner state. Eastward is the direction of expansion in consciousness; the ankle, knee, and loins water are not external, but the successive affirmations you permit, the feelings you dwell in as real. Each thousand cubits is a deeper letting go, a seasoned trust that your I AM—God within—will not stop with surface appearances but will carry you. As you allow the current to lift you, the old limits recede, until you stand before a river you cannot cross with the old mind. Yet the river is life itself, and you can swim in it because you have become one with the I AM that you are. This is the inner creation: a new you breathing the same air as God, more real in your experience than your former circumstances, and bringing healing, renewal, and salvation into your daily life.

Practice This Now

Practice: assume you are already in the ankle-deep water and feel the I AM within. Then revise by raising the feeling to the knees and loins, and affirm, I can swim in this river of life now.