Neville Goddard on Isaiah 21:13-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 21 in context

Scripture Focus

13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

16For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

Isaiah 21:13-17

Biblical Context

The passage presents a burden upon Arabia, caravans lodging, aid to the thirsty, and a prophecy that within a year the glory of Kedar will fade and its archers diminished.

Neville's Inner Vision

The text is not about geography but states of consciousness. The burden upon Arabia is the desert of the conscious mind in ache and fear; the forest in Arabia where Dedanim lodge is the mind’s habit of roaming thoughts, far from the nourishment of I AM. Tema’s water and bread are the inner sustenance that comes when attention sips from awareness. They flee from swords and from the drawn bow; these are inner conflicts and projected threats. The Lord's statement that within a year all the glory of Kedar shall fail signals the ego’s transient power: what appears strong in the outer world dissolves when you awaken to the I AM. The archers’ diminished number reveals that true strength is not conquest but alignment with God within. The prophecy thus becomes a map for inner recalibration: when you rest in the I AM, exilic scenes fade and the inner land promised by God emerges as your enduring reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the stance, I AM the awareness within this desert. Feed the thirsty parts of mind with Tema’s water and feel the fear dissolve as you revise your sense of self toward the eternal kingdom within.