Neville Goddard on Isaiah 17:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 17 in context

Scripture Focus

13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

Isaiah 17:13

Biblical Context

Nations rush like waters, yet God rebukes them. They flee far away, blown like chaff before the wind.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah 17:13 shows the inner order: the nations of thought surge like waters, but the I AM in you rebukes them. When I identify with the awareness that I AM, I see the rushing thoughts do not rule me; they reveal where I have believed in separation. The rebuke is a correction in consciousness, a turning of attention to the fact that I AM the sovereign governor of every inner current. As I remain in that recognition, the wind of fear subsides, the old beliefs—like chaff—drift away, and the mind becomes a rolling thing before the whirlwind, carried by inner order rather than by outer tumult. The moment I claim God as my I AM, the apparent chaos yields to a durable calm; the nations fall silent, not by force, but by the realization that reality is my state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM is governing the inner weather; close eyes, declare 'I AM governing this flow,' and feel the surge of calm replace the impulse to react; dwell in that feeling until it becomes your new weather.