The Inner King Restored
Hosea 7:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Hosea 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Hosea 7:5 shows the inner king being made sick by wine as his princes turn to scorners. It is a picture of leadership corrupted from within.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within you, the king is your organized I AM, the governing sense of being. Hosea’s line shows the king grown ill because the princes have fed him wine, and his hand is stretched toward scorners. Wine is any soothing, intoxicating habit that dulls perception; the princes are the minor desires and doubtful thoughts that pull your attention from the throne. The sickness is not physical but a misalignment of vitality: you have allowed appetites and ideas to supplant the certainty of imagination. The king cannot reign where fear or cynicism drinks at the cup; the scorners whisper that truth cannot be kept, that you are not the author of your world. The cure is to claim again the sovereignty of the I AM, to revise what is imagined, and to feel the king’s health as real now. Assume that your inner court recognizes only vitality, clarity, and purpose; feel the throne solid under you, the scepter in your hand, and the kingdom of God within. When you dwell in that consciousness, the apparent external shows your rule.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes, breathe, and envision the inner king fully healthy and sovereign. Revise the scene by withholding the wine and ejecting the scorners, then declare I AM the ruler of my inner realm—now.
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