Inner Tumult, Fortress Shattered
Hosea 10:14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hosea 10 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Hosea 10:14 describes inner upheaval where the self's defenses collapse and the familiar order is overturned, yielding a vivid, unsettling image of collapse. It signals a crisis that invites inward revision and renewal.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the theater of your mind, Hosea speaks of a tumult that rises within you when you cling to old fortresses. The spoilage of these citadels is not punishment but the necessary collapse of a belief you used to prop up your sense of safety. Shalman is the ego’s external pressure; Betharbel is the inner house of nurture and protection. When the image declares that the mother is dashed upon her children, it is not a decree against life but a symbol of the moment when a false sense of protection is shattered by the very acts of life within you. The crisis reveals where you have mistaken outer control for true security. The remedy is to return to the I AM, the sole awareness that persists beyond feeling and form. By imagining from that divine presence, you revise the scene, dissolving the tumult into a quiet, confident state in which the inner fortress is rebuilt in alignment with consciousness and love.
Practice This Now
Assume the I AM is the sole ruler of your inner world, revise the scene so the tumult dissolves and fortresses yield to that presence, and feel it real that you are peacefully in control of every inner movement.
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