Neville Goddard on Hosea 13:14-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 13 in context

Scripture Focus

14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

15Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

16Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Hosea 13:14-16

Biblical Context

God promises to ransom His people from the grave and redeem them from death. Yet the chapter warns that rebellion brings drought, spoil, and desolation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scripture, the 'grave' and the 'death' are not distant kingdoms but your own states of consciousness. God does not threaten you with annihilation; He declares the I AM will terms of your inner life. The ransom and redemption spoken of are the moment you awake to the fact that you are the awareness that pays no tribute to fear. When you imagine the wind of the LORD rising from the wilderness of your mind, you are witnessing a shift: the old springs of limitation dry up, the old treasure of doubt is spoiled, and your inner Samaria—your divided self—rallies into a single acknowledgement of God as I AM. Repentance here is not sorrow for sins but the turning of your attention back to your divine source, a turning that is instant when believed as real. The verse closes with images of ruin because you have rebelled against the right ruler within; but the true meaning is: yield to the wind of Spirit, and the desolation dissolves into life within you.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the state that you are already redeemed from death. Whisper I AM and feel the wind of Spirit rise within, drying the old springs of fear and awakening a fresh life in you.