Neville Goddard on Hosea 11:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 11 in context

Scripture Focus

8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

9I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

Hosea 11:8-9

Biblical Context

God speaks of not destroying Ephraim or Israel; His heart is moved, and mercy governs. The Holy One is in the midst, and wrath will not enter the city.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through a Neville lens, Hosea 11:8-9 is a map of your inner state. Ephraim and Israel are not foreign peoples but scattered states of consciousness. The question 'How shall I give thee up' signals a resisting pattern you are tempted to discard; yet the heart turned within and the repentings kindled together reveal the true fact: the I AM, your essential self, does not punish—it awakens through mercy. 'I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger' becomes the promise of your inner God that anger need not govern your life. 'I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee' affirms that the Holy Presence dwells within your every scene. Therefore, you do not enter the city with blame; you revise the story from within and let mercy reign. When you claim the I AM as the ruler of your feelings, the outer state responds to that inward shift.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and imagine the I AM at the center of your chest; revise any punishing judgment by affirming, 'I will not destroy but restore,' and feel-it-real the mercy seeping into your day.