Neville Goddard on Habakkuk 2:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Habakkuk 2 in context

Scripture Focus

6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

7Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

Habakkuk 2:6-7

Biblical Context

Habakkuk 2:6-7 warns that those who enlarge what is not theirs will face a sudden, humbling reversal; pride and greed entangle the self, turning advantage into burden and making oppressors echoes of one’s inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, Habakkuk’s oracle becomes a mirror of the mind. The taunting proverbs arise from a consciousness that believes possession confirms separation from God. “Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his” is the cry of a mind clinging to image rather than presence. The “thick clay” signifies the heavy belief that wealth can be owned apart from the One Source; true release comes only when you answer inwardly. The promise that those who rose against him will become his prey reflects the inner recoil you meet when you deny unity with all creation. In truth there is no power but the I AM, and every external retribution is a correction of a thought. When you assume the feeling that you are the source of all good, and revise the idea that wealth comes from an external realm, the clay dissolves and the judgment dissolves as well. Then you cease to be used as spoil to others and become a conduit through which life expresses itself.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume the state 'I am the I AM, source of all abundance.' Revise the belief that wealth is external by feeling it real that all you need is formed by your consciousness and flows through you.