Neville Goddard on Isaiah 11:10-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

13The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

14But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

15And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.

16And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 11:10-16

Biblical Context

It speaks of a future root of Jesse that acts as an ensign for all peoples, gathering and restoring the dispersed. It also envisions an inner highway that dissolves barriers and makes a smooth path from oppression to rest.

Neville's Inner Vision

All prophecy here is an address to your inner state. The 'root of Jesse' is the living I AM within you, the sign that stands for all people when you turn your attention to consciousness. To the root Gentiles seek means that every facet of your mind, even those you once sent away in fear, now turn toward the center of awareness. 'His rest shall be glorious' is the quiet, radiant peace that comes when your sense of self rests in the I AM rather than in appearances. The 'second time' the Lord sets his hand signals repeated awakenings—moments when you recover the remnant of your true thoughts from the clamor of doubt. The highway from Assyria to Egypt is the mental road your imagination forges, dissolving walls and crossing dryshod as Spirit's wind surges through perspective. Unity dawns: the dispersed are gathered, and old enmities dissolve. You walk a single, harmonious road within, and rest becomes your natural state.