Inner Idols and the I Am

Neville's Inner Vision

To me, 'Israel' is the current state of consciousness seeking truth, while 'idols' are substitutes imagined to deliver safety. The line about playing the harlot is not about others; it shows the mind flirting with pictures that promise ease while the real presence remains untouched. 'Ephraim is joined to idols' speaks to attachments that bind the attention to fleeting images. But the root message is the unassailable fact: 'the LORD liveth'—awareness itself—unmoved by appearances. When Israel slides back like a backsliding heifer, the inner life does not punish; it simply withdraws external, literal nourishment until the mind chooses a different feed. The phrase 'let him alone' is the law of inner freedom: do not chase the substitutes that keep you from the spacious pasture of presence. If you align with the I AM, you will find nourishment, shelter, and abundance in a large place, not by external ritual but by the interior revision. Thus the key action is not outer reform but inner revision: imagine your consciousness uniting with the Lord and watch the world rearrange itself to fit that truth.