Neville Goddard on Isaiah 20:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 20 in context

Scripture Focus

5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Isaiah 20:5-6

Biblical Context

The verses depict fear and shame over relying on external powers (like Ethiopia or Egypt) for protection and ask how escape is possible, highlighting the futility of outward help.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the screen of consciousness, the nations named—Ethiopia, Egypt, even the isle—are not places but states of mind clinging to external aid. Isaiah reveals the dream: to depend on political alliances for safety and call that safety 'glory' or deliverance. Neville reads this as the moment a person awakens to the truth that every external 'they' and 'them' is a projection of inner fear. The so-called king of Assyria appears as the looming belief that some condition—power, status, wealth—can rescue you from inner threat. Yet the Scriptures insist no outer ally can quiet the inner storm long enough to satisfy the I AM within. Therefore turn away from the forecast of future rescue and assume the reality of your own awareness as sanctuary. In that inward state, fear dissolves, and the motive force behind dependence loses its grip; you discover that deliverance is already present as your natural state of being, here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, declare 'I AM is my deliverer' and feel safety as if already present. Then revise any belief in outer help by affirming you are already saved in consciousness.