Neville Goddard on Isaiah 17:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 17 in context

Scripture Focus

7At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

8And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

9In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

Isaiah 17:7-9

Biblical Context

The verse portrays a turning from idols to the Maker, and the desolation of strong cities as the old powers fade.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner day arrives when you assume the Maker is within you and align your attention to the I AM. The Holy One of Israel is the living consciousness that governs your life, not the altars, groves, or images you once revered. When you stop worshiping the work of hands and look inward, you reclaim the indwelling I AM and remove the authority you granted to external idols. The desolation of strong cities represents the collapse of fixed beliefs and defenses born of fear; revise those outward structures by dwelling in the inner Maker, and you will find them slowly emptied of power. This is a turning, not exile; as you anchor your awareness in the I AM, inner order replaces outer confusion and your world begins to reflect that inner accord. The inner Kingdom rises as you persist in imagining from the I AM, until outward life mirrors the settled truth that the Holy One of Israel resides within you as your true life.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as Maker within now and feel it real. Close your eyes, breathe, and revise any belief in external idols; imagine your outer life rebuilt from the inner alignment of the Holy One within.