Ishi and the Inner Covenant
Hosea 2:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hosea 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
God declares a shift from idol names toward intimate recognition of God. Baali is renamed Ishi, and Baalim names are removed from memory.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the inner screen you are told to witness a change of allegiance within your own consciousness. Baali stands for limited you-ness, the habit of worshiping images that pretend to define who you are. Ishi names God as the intimate I AM, the steady husband of your soul with whom you are eternally aligned. When the Lord says, 'you shall call me Ishi,' it is not a distant ritual but a reshaping of your inner state—an assumption that your life is a covenant belonging to one eternal God-in-you. The phrase 'they shall no more be remembered by their name' indicates that the idol memories lose their power as you stop feeding them attention; you stop repeating their stories in your mind. The day spoken of is your awakening from the trance of external idols into the communion of consciousness where God is I AM, and you are the living expression of that I AM. This is the true worship: not service rendered to a statue, but fidelity to your own inner divinity and its unshakable covenant.
Practice This Now
Impose the state now: close your eyes and declare, 'I am Ishi—the I AM within me.' Feel the memory of Baalim dissolve as you rest in the conviction that your life is the covenant of God in you.
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