Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 5:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

2Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

3Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

4Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 5:1-4

Biblical Context

God commands a symbolic ritual: shave the head and beard, weigh the hair, and divide it into thirds, burning one part, striking another, and scattering the last. The act signals forthcoming judgment and the inner purification required of the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the hair as your stream of thoughts and identifications. The barber's knife represents the sharp discrimination of awareness that cuts away what you falsely cling to. The weighing scales measure the balance of your present state—what you defend, what you release. Burning one third in the midst of the city is the purification that must occur as your inner siege intensifies; some beliefs must be consumed by the fire of consciousness, others scattered by the wind of new insight. The few you bind in your skirts are the faithful core you protect as you enter renewal. Then cast more into the fire; the outcome is not punishment but transformation: the house of Israel within is reshaped by what you consent to release. Your state of consciousness is the true city; when you allow a period of testing, you reveal how you move toward restoration rather than ruin. Remember: the I AM, your inner God, animates this drama, and imagination is the instrument by which you become anew.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise a limiting belief by imagining you weigh it on a scale, then feel the razor cut away its power. See a portion burn away and the remainder scatter, while you bind a few steadfast truths to your heart.