Neville Goddard on Isaiah 11:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 11:6-9

Biblical Context

The passage paints a vision of harmony where wild beasts dwell with lambs and danger yields to innocence, all because the knowledge of the LORD saturates the earth. It invites you to see this order as a present inner reality, not merely a distant prophecy.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the animals of the verse are not animals but parts of your consciousness—fear, appetite, pride, innocence, and wonder—now settled in a single field of awareness. Let imagination become the instrument by which you rearrange inner weather. When you know the LORD, the lion's roar becomes a sway of disciplined desire; the wolf's cunning becomes patience; the child and the mature self walk side by side, leading the whole procession into harmlessness. This is not a future prophecy but a present inner restoration: as the I AM fills the 'earth' of your mind, there is no room for destruction, only knowledge that interpenetrates every nook. The mountain stands as your own inner center; on that holy hill, every conflict resolves into harmony. The line 'the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD' means your awareness expands until all experiences are governed by love and clear seeing. Practice by returning to the I AM and letting your inner images demonstrate unity—peace becoming your ordinary state rather than a rare event.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the I AM governs your inner landscape. For 5 minutes, imagine the wolf and lamb lying together, the child leading them, and feel the peace as real.