Neville Goddard on Hosea 5:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

Hosea 5:1

Biblical Context

Hosea 5:1 issues a summons to the inner authorities—priests, Israel, and the king—announcing judgment directed at their conduct, depicted as snares and nets that trap consciousness and distort truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Hosea speaks to the I AM within you—the priest, the people, and the kingly will of your mind. Judgment toward you becomes a gentle correction, a turning of attention away from the snares and nets that have dimmed your awareness. Mizpah and Tabor are inner landscapes where fear and habit spread their cords; they bind you to limited perception. The inner judge, your steady awareness, does not condemn but invites a revision: replace the belief 'I am trapped' with 'I AM free, now and always.' If you listen, the tightening loosens, the net dissolves into light, and you stand present, faithful to the truth you already are. In this inward transformation, judgment is also prophecy and promise, for your changed state becomes the outer reality you perceive.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I AM the only judge of my thoughts; in this moment I revise all inner snares. Visualize the snare on Mizpah dissolving into light and the net over Tabor melting away, while you feel the steadiness of I AM.