Neville Goddard on Hosea 1:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

4And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

5And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

6And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Hosea 1:4-6

Biblical Context

Jezreel and Loruhamah symbolize inner states: the fall of an old order and the removal of mercy. The passage points toward judgment that can awaken a new consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the LORD speaks in symbolic name—Jezreel and Loruhamah—not to recount history but to instruct your consciousness. Jezreel is the name you grant to a state in which you vow to witness the passing of the old kingdom in your inner valley; it is the moment when the belief in separation and strife is allowed to die. The 'bow of Israel' being broken in the valley of Jezreel is the disarmament of your most cherished self-defenses, the idea that you must fight for your reality. Then comes Loruhamah, 'not having mercy,' a phase where you feel the old favors withdrawn; you experience judgment as a clearing, not as punishment. Yet in this script, mercy is not gone; it only waits for your recognition of the I AM as the sole ruler of your life. The remedy is to realize that judgment and mercy are two expressions of the same Presence, and by assuming a state of harmony you invite the new arrangement into being. When you dwell in the awareness that I AM is the source of all, you abolish exile and welcome return to a wholeness that already exists within.