Neville Goddard on Isaiah 14:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 14 in context

Scripture Focus

16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

Isaiah 14:16-17

Biblical Context

Isaiah 14:16-17 presents the mighty tyrant as an outer image that exposes an inner collapse. The true power lies in recognizing the Kingdom within as the living reality of your consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Isaiah 14:16-17 you are shown the old tyrant—the belief that you are ruled from without—as nothing more than a state of consciousness that has outlived its use. The line 'They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee' is a dare to inspect the self you once worshiped and to discover that the power claimed there was a dream born of fear, not of God. When you realize that 'the earth tremble' and 'prisoners' houses' were imagery of your inner conditions, you are invited to revise. In Neville's world, the I AM that knows itself as awareness can reverse the image: imagine the conqueror shrinking to a mere echo, declare, 'I am the Kingdom within,' and feel the truth as real in your body and breath. As you dwell in that state, the old kings become symbols, the cities and wilderness of your past thoughts dissolve, and your outer world aligns with the liberty of your inner vision—the Inner Kingdom now ruling your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and visualize the old tyrant shrinking to a small statue on a shelf. Then declare, 'I am the Kingdom within,' and feel the liberty of that awareness flooding your body.