Hosea 13:1 Inner Pride, Idol Death
Hosea 13:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hosea 13 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ephraim trembles as he speaks, yet exalts himself in Israel. When he turns to Baal, idol worship, his life dies.
Neville's Inner Vision
Verse 13:1 reveals a fundamental law of consciousness: the ego seeks exaltation while clinging to fear, and both are but branches of a single inner idol. In the language of Neville Goddard, God is the I AM behind every thought, and 'Israel' is the field of awareness you inhabit. When you worship Baal, a substitute for God—money, status, approval, or pleasure—the life force withdraws from its true source and you experience a fall. The cure is not punishment but a turning of attention back to the I AM within. By refusing to identify with the idol and by affirming your unity with the divine awareness, you revive your life; you no longer die when things go wrong, because the inner state determines outer results. The verse invites you to examine what you truly worship and to revise it by re-centering in consciousness that remains unchanged.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the I AM presence; feel it real that you are not bound by outward status or idols, then revise your inner scene so the idol dissolves into light.
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