Neville Goddard on Isaiah 16:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 16 in context

Scripture Focus

6We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

7Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.

Isaiah 16:6-7

Biblical Context

The passage exposes Moab's public pride and wrath as hollow; the lies cannot endure, and the people will mourn the loss of their foundational supports.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's idiom, Moab represents a state of consciousness built on pride and self-exaltation. When I identify with haughtiness and wrath, I am erecting a fortress on shifting sand, believing outer honors secure me. The line 'his lies shall not be so' reveals the falsity of any self-image that pretends permanence. The 'foundations of Kirhareseth' symbolize the inner supports—beliefs about myself—that must be re-ordered when truth enters awareness. The ensuing howl is not divine punishment but the cleansing release of egoic structures as perception shifts. As pride is surrendered and attention is directed to the I AM, the true foundation—an enduring inner awareness—reemerges and quietly reorganizes the seen world. Judgment becomes a compassionate correction of consciousness: revise the self, and the outer life aligns with the new inner truth. Trust the inner light to dissolve the old fortress and reveal a secure, luminous foundation within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, assume the 'I AM' as your sole foundation. Revise the self-image from pride to steady awareness and feel it real that your inner foundation is unshakable.