Inner Humility, Forgiveness Revealed
Isaiah 2:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 2 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse points to inner movements of pride and humility, enacted by both the 'mean man' and the 'great man,' and warns that withholding forgiveness follows from those inner states.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your Isaiah 2:9 is not about others in distant times; it is a portrait of your inner states. The 'mean man' and the 'great man' are the two faces of ego in you—the petty fear that kowtows to survival and the proud will that seeks status. When they bow or humbly bend, you witness a turning in consciousness. Pride is not punished by God; it is seen and replaced by the living awareness that you are the I AM. The forgiveness you withhold in the outer world is only the surface of a deeper refusal to forgive yourself for being human. As you allow humility to enter, you release judgments and open the door for unity and renewal. The day you own this inner shift, you discover that forgiveness flows naturally, and the image you sought to heal in others dissolves in your own awareness. This is the implied mercy of the verse: turning inward, forgiveness becomes your habitual state.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling of both the mean man and the great man bowing before the I AM; then revise your scene by declaring, 'I freely forgive all, including myself, in this moment.' Feel the release.
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