Neville Goddard on Habakkuk 1:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Habakkuk 1 in context

Scripture Focus

12Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

Habakkuk 1:12-13

Biblical Context

Habakkuk affirms God's eternal holiness while wondering how judgment and silence fit with the suffering of the righteous. He acknowledges that God cannot look on evil, and asks why the wicked prosper and the faithful are devoured.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the stillness of inner life, I hear Habakkuk speak as the I AM within me—eternal and holy. The question of why God permits violence and silence becomes not a quarrel with a distant God, but a conflict within my own state of consciousness. If God is from everlasting, then the world of appearances cannot overturn the immutable reality of my awareness. The 'wicked' that devours the righteous is not an outside force but a thought-form I have allowed to seem real in my inner theater. The eye that cannot behold evil is the inner standard by which I judge what I accept as true. When I feel the pressure of seeming injustice, I revise it by claiming the only law I acknowledge: the I AM, my own consciousness, orders every circumstance for correction and growth. Thus, the judgment is transformed into correction, and the silence becomes divine precaution guiding me to a higher state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as your real inner governor and revise the scene by declaring I ordain correction within me; I am the eternal holiness that cannot behold evil and I now see the outer scene through that lens. Feel that truth as real in this moment.