Neville Goddard on Isaiah 10:15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 10 in context

Scripture Focus

15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood.

Isaiah 10:15

Biblical Context

Tools have no independent power; power comes from the hand that uses them. The verse points to humility and accountability before Providence, not pride in outward instruments.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the verse speaks to the illusion that instruments have power apart from the hand that uses them. In the inner economy, the axe, the saw, the rod and the staff are images of your faculties acting under your conscious direction. If you boast that the tool makes outcomes, you deny Providence and forget that the I AM within is the doer. The moment you feel yourself as the one who gives life to your tools, you shift from dependence to mastery and you enact humility, knowing that true power flows from your state of consciousness. Judgment arises when you blame circumstance or instrument; accountability returns when you acknowledge that your inner state creates your experience. Practice: assume you are the Hewer in Spirit, guided by Providence, and revise any boastful thought by declaring I AM that I AM over your intention. Feel it real: imagine the hand you trust, the tool obedient to your inner will, and let your awareness govern the result.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In the next moment, close your eyes and assume the stance of the I AM wielding the tool with reverent ease; revise any boastful thought about the instrument. Feel the inward guidance as your hand moves, and observe your experience shift to cooperation with Providence.