Neville Goddard on Hosea 5:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 5 in context

Scripture Focus

3I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

4They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.

Hosea 5:3-4

Biblical Context

Hosea 5:3–4 announces God’s knowing of Ephraim and Israel’s spiritual unfaithfulness and defilement, and it says they won’t turn back to God because a spirit of whoredoms remains within them; they have not known the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text, the names Ephraim and Israel symbolize inner states of consciousness. God’s knowing presence corresponds to the I AM that is always aware of your thoughts and feelings. The phrases about whoredom and defilement point to a mind chasing idols—images, status, fears—while neglecting the living LORD within. When you identify with these restless pursuits, your actions won’t be framed by true alignment with the divine. The cure is not combatting externals but reversing the assumption: claim the I AM as your present God and imagine that every choice and impulse is guided by that Presence. Reframe the inner condition from unfaithfulness to intimate worship; see the “spirit of whoredoms” as a misaligned habit, not a fixed verdict. By softening the inner stance and feeling the Presence as your life, you invite a turning movement from idols to communion with the LORD within, restoring holiness through knowing rather than seeking.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM, here and now.' Revise one leaning toward a substitute by affirming, 'I turn to God and feel the Presence guiding this moment,' letting the inner state shift toward worship.