Neville Goddard on Habakkuk 1:6-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Habakkuk 1 in context

Scripture Focus

6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

7They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.

10And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

Habakkuk 1:6-10

Biblical Context

Habakkuk 1:6-10 depicts a swift, fierce army rising to seize lands and captives. Its power appears to arise from its own force rather than any external source.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Habakkuk I observe a rising power—Chaldeans—inside my mind: bitter, hasty thoughts that march through the landscape of my desires. They appear swift from far, gathering captivity as sand. Yet these are not external conquerors; they are states of consciousness I once entertained. I do not battle them with argument; I assume a higher I AM awareness and revise them. I acknowledge their power as self-originated, then dissolve their authority by dwelling in the end-state I choose. The dust of fear and the scoffing of kings dissolve when I refuse to identify with them. In this moment the inner kingdom is established; the vision of captivity is undone by the present consciousness. The prophecy unfolds as I live from the end-state now: peace, abundance, and the mastery of my inner scene, where no external army can claim my land.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the I AM as your present reality. Then imagine the rising Chaldeans as thoughts within you bowing to your sovereign awareness and dissolving into light, leaving a land of peace.