Neville Goddard on Isaiah 22:5-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 22 in context

Scripture Focus

5For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

7And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

8And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

9Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

10And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

11Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

Isaiah 22:5-11

Biblical Context

The passage describes a day of trouble in the valley of vision, where human walls and plans are exposed and attention is drawn to the maker rather than external defenses.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the inner desert of your imagination, the valley of vision is a state of consciousness, not a place on a map. The walls that tumble or stand are the beliefs you hold about yourself, the peacetime defenses of ego. The day of trouble is the stirring of your mind when you forget that the I AM is the sole architect of your world. The quivers and shields you admire are external schemes; when you discover the coverings of Judah you are being shown how you lean on outward armor rather than the maker who fashioned you long ago. The breaches and the ditch reveal openings in your inner city that can be remade by imagination. The remedy is to return attention to the maker within and to revise every plan from that living center. Imagination, rightly directed, creates your reality from the I AM; the walls disappear as you align with the one Power within. Then you inhabit a city that gates itself toward divine presence, not toward fear.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In this moment, assume the maker is within you and declare quietly, 'I am the I AM, shaping this reality.' Feel a surge of calm and certainty as you let imagination redraw the scene from inside.