Neville Goddard on Hosea 14:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 14 in context

Scripture Focus

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 14:8

Biblical Context

Ephraim vows to shed idols, affirming he has heard and observed the divine. He identifies as a green fir, from which his fruit is produced.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 14:8 marks a shift from idol worship to inner recognition. It is not a boast of self-sufficiency but a declaration of consciousness: I have heard Him and observed Him, therefore I am the green fir, evergreen and fruitful from within. In Neville's terms, God is the I AM—awareness that never wanes—so idols are mistaken assumptions about separation. When you revise, you do not beg God to act; you assume the state you already are: the leafy tree with fruit. Your fruit appears as your life conforms to the inner idea you hold about yourself—health, harmony, opportunity, love, abundance. Sit quietly and reaffirm, 'I am the green fir; from me comes the fruit of my life.' Let fear or longing dissolve as you rest in the inner witness that hears and observes, and thus becomes the living tree.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare, I am the green fir; from me comes the fruit of my life, and idols have no hold. Feel it as already true and carry the feeling into the day.