Neville Goddard on Isaiah 16:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

2For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.

4Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

Isaiah 16:1-4

Biblical Context

Isaiah 16:1–4 speaks of moving from exile to refuge: sending a lamb to the ruler, and Moab offering shelter to the displaced. It asks for wise counsel, stealthy protection of the outcasts, and the end of extortion and oppression.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the lamb as the quiet I AM, sent to the ruler of your inner land—your all-knowing awareness. The wandering bird is your scattered thoughts and fears, displaced from the nest of habitual stories, now gathered at the fords of Arnon within your attention. Take counsel with the awareness that your shadow can shade the noonday, offering shelter to the outcasts—those beliefs you have cast aside or hidden. Do not betray them; let every wanderer feast in the safety of your consciousness. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee becomes the practice: invite every neglected fragment of self into present awareness, shield it from the spoiler of doubt, and rest in the truth that the extortioner is at an end when you live as the sheltering I AM. In that inner city, oppression dissolves, as you remember who you truly are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state: I AM sheltering all my outcasts now. See your awareness as the ruling power, and feel now being sheltered throughout your mind.