Neville Goddard on Isaiah 1:21-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

21How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

22Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Isaiah 1:21-23

Biblical Context

The passage shows a once-just city sinking into corruption, where wealth corrupts truth, leaders betray justice, and the vulnerable are neglected.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner city is a state of consciousness; when it becomes a harlot, it's because judgment has hardened into critique and righteousness sits idle within you. The verse speaks of silver turned to dross and wine watered, a metaphor for thoughts and desires diluted from truth and purity. Your inner rulers—your princes—have turned rebellious, chasing gifts and rewards rather than justice for the fatherless and widow; this is not a condemnation of persons but a symbol of your own misaligned faculties. In Neville’s key, the so-called outward scene is a mirror of your inner world. The call is not punishment but a revision—the I AM within you is unchanging and pure; you simply forgot to be aware of it. When you assume the feeling of that truth, you begin to restore the city: justice is lodged in you again; greed loses its hold; compassion becomes your governance. As you hold the original demand—no more bribes from your attention; no more neglect of the vulnerable—your inner kingdom is renewed, and the outer world reflects your restored balance.