Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 8:2-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

2Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.

3And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

5Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

6He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

7And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

9And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

10So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

11And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

13He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

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.

17Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

Ezekiel 8:2-18

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 8:2-18 presents a vision of the Israelites worshiping idols inside the temple precincts, revealing how inner images corrupt the sanctuary. The vision invites discernment of what we secretly worship within our own minds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Ezekiel’s temple as your own field of awareness. The fiery form denotes the charging of imagination—the energy that either fuels worship or exposes error. The 'image of jealousy' is not a distant idol but a belief that the God you seek is outside you, an image formed in your own mind. When the ancients with censers move in the dark, they are the stubborn habits of thought—old identities that insist 'the LORD seeth us not'—keeping you unaware of your sovereign I AM. The hole in the wall and the door are moments you suddenly acknowledge a doorway within you, inviting you to enter and witness the abominations of unexamined images. You can revise by declaring: I AM the temple; I AM the light within; I choose to lift these images and let the true worship rise—holiness set apart by awareness, not ceremony. The inner court where the sun is worshipped toward the east signals the turning of attention from symbols to the source of life within. When you realign with I AM, the fury of judgment dissolves into clarity and compassionate action.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, 'I AM the temple within; I revise every idol in my mind.' Feel the renewed perception as your awareness expands and idols dissolve.