Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 5:7-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 5 in context

Scripture Focus

7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;

8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

9And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

10Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

11Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

12A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

Ezekiel 5:7-12

Biblical Context

Israel has forsaken the Lord’s statutes and judgments by adopting the surrounding nations’ ways. As a result, God declares judgments that bring exile and the scattering of the remnant.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the plane of consciousness, when you multiply your thoughts with the fashions of the world, you have not walked in the statutes of your inner I AM. God is not a power outside you but the I AM you awaken to. Therefore, I am against that state of consciousness that seeks to measure itself by others, and I will enact judgments within you to wake you to true loyalty. I will do in you what I have not done before, not to punish you as a victim, but to collapse the old order that clings to external standards. The line about fathers eating sons is a symbol of old beliefs devouring new life; the sanctuary you defile with detestable things is your mind crowded with fear, pride, and comparison. Yet I live as your awareness, and I will diminish anything that is not true of you, so your inner temple can shine. A third part dies with pestilence and famine, a third is scattered, a third is drawn by wind; these denote the breaking of old habits and the birth of a sovereign self anchored in the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM is awake in you; repeat, I align my life with the inner statutes, and feel the sanctuary within becoming bright and pure.