Neville Goddard on Hosea 9:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.

2The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.

3They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

4They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.

5What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?

6For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.

Hosea 9:1-6

Biblical Context

Hosea 9:1-6 warns Israel not to rejoice, for they have turned from God to idolatry; their crops fail and exile looms as their sacrifices fail to feed the soul.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 9:1-6 speaks to a people who have turned from the living God and are trusting corn, wine, and ceremonial offerings for sustenance. Their joy is displaced by the belief that external rewards can feed the soul; therefore famine and exile loom, and even sacred feasts become polluted in their consciousness. This is a call to look inward: the 'floor' and 'winepress' are images of the mind seeking nourishment from outward things. When one identifies with an external economy of success, the inner land dries up; they are 'driven back to Egypt'—to old, limiting beliefs. The exile describes a wandering consciousness, a forgetfulness of the I AM. The remedy is to return to the God within, to reoccupy the land of the Lord through faithful alignment, daily worship with true intent, not mere ritual. The prophet's verdict becomes a gift: a turning of attention back to consciousness where life flows from the one Source. Reclaim your throne as I AM and let imagination feed your soul once more.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the inner land is your dwelling; revise by declaring, 'I AM the life of this body; within me, nourishment flows.' Then feel the reality as present.