Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 8:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Ezekiel 8:3-5

Biblical Context

Ezekiel is carried by the Spirit to Jerusalem, to the north gate of the inner court, where an image of jealousy sits; the glory of the God of Israel is there. God calls him to lift his eyes to the north and see the image at the entry.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the north gate is a state of mind, a fixed orientation toward something external and jealous, rather than the I AM that is always present. The image of jealousy is a thought-form, an idol born of fear, comparison, or sense of deficiency. Ezekiel is carried by spirit to where that idol resides, so that you may witness it in the privacy of your own consciousness. The glory of the God of Israel appearing there signals that the true kingdom is an inner reality, not a temple built of stone. When you lift your eyes to the north and notice the idol as unreal, you displace the old posture with the awareness that you are the I AM, and imagination then floods the scene with divine meaning. In your life the process is the same: become aware of the idle image, revise it by declaring its non-existence relative to your true self, and feel the reality of God within as your constant presence. The vision asks you to live from inner recognition rather than outer proof.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the I AM as your constant state. Revise the image of jealousy by stating, 'This idol is non-existent; I am the God within,' and feel the dawn of divine presence flooding your consciousness.