Neville Goddard on Hosea 13:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 13 in context

Scripture Focus

8I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

Hosea 13:8

Biblical Context

Hosea 13:8 portrays God meeting the people with fierce judgment, described as a bear and a lion that tear at the heart, signifying a profound, inner reckoning and accountability.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard mode, the bear and the lion are not external punishments but inner states of consciousness that arise when you forget the I AM within. The ‘caul of the heart’ represents protective outer coverings—habits, beliefs, and defenses—that we think shield us. When you resist alignment with your true I AM, you invite intense inner movements that mirror themselves as outer trials. The verse is thus a map of inner causation: a shift in state reformats the world. To meet these beasts with truth rather than fear, anchor yourself in the realization that you are the I AM, the unwavering observer and creator of your experience. When you affirm and feel from that state—“I am the I AM; I am safe, just, awake”—the tearing ceases to be punitive and becomes a signal to re-align. Your life then reflects your restored inner sovereignty, not punishment from above.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner state: I am the I AM, fully present now. Feel and affirm, 'I am safe, I am just, I am awake,' until that reality feels real in your bones.