Neville Goddard on Hosea 13:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

Hosea 13:2-6

Biblical Context

13:2-6 shows Israel's turning to molten silver idols and calf-worship, followed by a judgment that vanishes like morning dew and chaff. God proclaims Himself the only savior and recalls knowing them in the wilderness, warning that fullness and pride lead to forgetfulness of Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your heart, in this Hosea reading, is not distant history but your own inner workshop. When you fashion molten images of silver, you are not carving statues; you are imagining beliefs that promise security, status, or approval. The calf-kissing scene is the habit of worshiping a made image of yourself—outward shows that declare, 'this is who I am' while the I AM quietly stands as the only true savior. As the text warns, such fixes burn away like the morning cloud, dew, or chaff—moments that seem substantial but dissolve with the next breath of awareness. The stubborn assertion 'I am the Lord thy God' is not a sentence in a code; it is the recognition that the I AM within is the sole reality, the source of every supply, every memory of wilderness and drought included. When you overfill your inner pasture with exalted thoughts, you forget this living presence and chase wind. Yet the call remains: return to the I AM, and let the images melt back into consciousness that never moves.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and revise any lack by declaring, 'There is no savior beside the I AM; I am supplied by the I AM now,' then savor the feeling of fullness until the old image dissolves.