Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 8:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

16And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Ezekiel 8:16

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 8:16 shows about twenty-five men with their backs to the LORD's temple, facing east, worshipping the sun. It portrays false worship and turning away from true God within.

Neville's Inner Vision

The inner court is the seat of your present awareness; the twenty-five men symbolize habitual states of consciousness that have chosen the outward light over the I AM. Their backs toward the temple signify a willful turning away from the divine within, projecting power to the outside world as if light comes from without. The sun-worship is not astronomy but a symbol of worshiping appearances: status, ritual, or external validation. In this vision you are invited to notice these interior movements, acknowledge them without judgment, and revise by redirecting attention to the temple within. When you claim the I AM as your sole light, the external sun loses its supposed authority and true worship—alignment with consciousness—occurs. The moment you realign with the inner temple, you awaken to the truth that God is not distant but the very awareness you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are in the inner court facing the temple within; revise your posture from back-turned toward the outward sun to alignment with the I AM, and feel the inner light rise as real.