Neville Goddard on Hosea 5:6-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 5 in context

Scripture Focus

6They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

7They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

8Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.

9Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

10The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

12Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

13When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

Hosea 5:6-14

Biblical Context

Israel seeks God outwardly but finds Him withdrawn, as Hosea 5:6-14 declares; judgment follows for their inner misalignment. Their fidelity to external signs gives way to inner awakening as the path forward.

Neville's Inner Vision

God is not an external judge but the I AM you awaken as. Hosea’s withdrawal is your inner state when you chase the appearance of God in temples, leaders, or rituals and refuse to claim the presence within. The phrase 'begotten strange children' is your own alien beliefs and habits born from forgetting that you are the one consciousness in which all is happening. The trumpet and cornet are outer alarms that cannot heal the wound of separation; true healing comes when you stop looking for God outside and say, 'I AM that I AM' here and now. When Ephraim sees his sickness and Judah his wound, and runs to the Assyrian, you do the same in different forms—substituting people, ideas, or conditions for the presence you deny. Then comes the lion, the fierce truth of your own being, tearing away the masks of lack and fear; not to destroy you, but to free you from misidentification. I, God within you, declare that you are the presence that heals, and your withdrawal dissolves as you dwell in the certainty of I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of the I AM as your own presence here. Spend a minute or two in quiet, saying silently 'I AM' until your inner sense centers, then revise any belief that God is elsewhere by affirming, 'I am the Lord within.'