Neville Goddard on Hosea 8:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

6For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.

Hosea 8:5-6

Biblical Context

The calf is not God; it represents a false idol formed by human hands, and it will be broken. The message invites turning from outward forms to the inner reality of God within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Seek not the calf outside and claim, 'That is God.' The inner I AM is the sole reality; every idol you name is a dream your mind rehearses. The text shows that the thing you fashioned with your own hands—your calf—has cast you off only to reveal its emptiness; its power is your belief, not its form. The anger described is your resistance to knowing true power resides in awareness, not in external images. How long will you keep arguing innocency with pictures you made? The workman made it; therefore it is not God. When you finally acknowledge the calf is not God, you break it into pieces. The idol of Samaria within shifts as you awaken to the truth that you call forth every image. The kingdom you seek is already within you, awaiting your acceptance of I AM as the one power.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and revise: 'There is no power but the I AM in me.' See the idol crumble and feel the presence of God inside as your sole reality.