Neville Goddard on Hosea 14:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 14 in context

Scripture Focus

5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

Hosea 14:5-8

Biblical Context

Plain summary: The passage portrays God as dew on Israel, enabling growth and beauty. It also shows Ephraim turning away from idols and finding fruit in the divine presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Hosea 14:5-8 as a map of consciousness. I am the dew unto Israel—so are you, in truth, the dew upon your own being. When you imagine rightly, you grow as the lily, roots casting toward the Lebanon of your inner hills. Your branches spread; beauty becomes like the olive tree, and your fragrance rises like Lebanon. Those who dwell in the shadow of your awareness return; they revive as the corn and grow as the vine, because the atmosphere around you is infused with living light. Ephraim's question—What have I to do with idols?—dissolves when you observe and hear the divine I AM speaking through you: From me is thy fruit found. The 'I' am the life of your garden. Idols are nothing more than images of lack you have projected; turning from them is not a rite but a return to your natural state of fullness. Your renewal is not distant; it is present perception that births a new Lebanon of calm, power, and aroma in your daily world.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, affirm, 'I am the dew unto my life now,' and feel the cool blessing settle through you. See yourself as a green fir bearing fruit from your inner source.