Neville Goddard on Hosea 1:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

Hosea 1:6-7

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts the houses of Israel. Israel forfeits mercy, while Judah is promised mercy and salvation through the Lord their God, not by bows or swords.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consciously, Loruhamah marks a mood in the mind where mercy seems withdrawn, a sense of separation that imagines life as a contest. In this inner drama, God is not an external judge but the I AM within; the 'house of Israel' represents the part of consciousness that identifies with lack, danger, and defense, while the 'house of Judah' is the awakening state that trusts the Lord their God. When I hear that mercy will be for Judah, not by bow or sword, I am reminded that salvation comes from alignment with the divine presence, not from fighting conditions. I let the I AM reframe the situation: the external threat dissolves as inner awareness stabilizes in God. I imagine Judah stepping forward, a quiet confidence rooted in the truth that mercy is already mine when I acknowledge the Lord within me. Thus, the narrative becomes your practice: revise the story from struggle to grace, feel it real that you are saved by the Lord within, and watch external appearances bend to your inner certainty.

Practice This Now

As you breathe, assume the inner Judah—an awakening state of salvation through God within. Feel it real now: I am saved by the Lord within, not by external force.