Neville Goddard on Hosea 13:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 13 in context

Scripture Focus

1When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

2And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

Hosea 13:1-2

Biblical Context

The verse portrays Ephraim's trembling pride giving way to Baal and then to death, and the people fashion silver idols—outer acts that keep inner emptiness. It signals that worship must be inward, not in bronze calves.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the theater of the mind, Ephraim’s trembling pride and exaltation are states of consciousness; Baal-worship is the stubborn belief in separation, and the death that follows marks the collapse of the old pattern when confronted with truth. The molten images—silver idols crafted by human hands—represent images born of judgment, comparison, and the need to control; they are not external gods but inner symbols that pretend to satisfy the I AM. Neville’s faithful practice invites you to return to your innermost awareness, the I AM that remains when pictures of self-importance disintegrate. By choosing to dwell in the I AM, you dissolve the idols, recognizing that true worship is alignment with the living presence within, not ritual made by the mind. Let the impulse to kiss such calves be a memory of the old life, and allow the inner light to affirm your unity with God here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I am the I AM; envision melting the silver calf of a stubborn belief until it vanishes, then rest in the awareness that only the I AM remains. Revised with feeling: you are now worshiping from the inside out, not through outward symbols.