Neville Goddard on Hosea 9:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hosea 9 in context

Scripture Focus

10I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

11As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

Hosea 9:10-11

Biblical Context

Israel's early blessings are contrasted with turning to Baal-Peor and the shameful idol worship. Ephraim's glory is said to fly away.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 9:10-11 speaks in the language of a people who began in blessing and fidelity, then yielded to idols, and watched their vitality depart. In Neville’s sense, 'Israel' is your state of consciousness; 'the wilderness' is the solitary field of awareness where you first encounter your desires. The 'fathers' in the fig tree signal your initial stirrings of life in faith, yet the drift toward Baal-Peor reveals how a mind, once awake, can mistake a habit or craving for the divine. When you love those abominations, you are loving a false god, an imagined personal power separate from the I AM. The wings of Ephraim's glory flying away illustrate how attention identified with limitation dissipates energy, leaving you exposed to fear, doubt, or lack. But there is mercy and a practical path: reverse the allegiance by returning to the I AM as the steady watcher of all events, imagining a new state of worship that is interior and constant. Your true wealth is not in rites but in consciousness; your inner kingdom awaits as you choose to withhold belief in idols and dwell in awareness that never falters.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, claiming the I AM as your constant watcher. Revise any sense of lack into abundance by imagining the inner kingdom already established and feel it real.