Neville Goddard on Isaiah 23:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 23 in context

Scripture Focus

13Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

Isaiah 23:13

Biblical Context

The passage notes that the land existed because another power founded it, and then it was brought to ruin, signaling judgment and impermanence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah 23:13 speaks not of a geographical ruin but of a state of mind. The land of the Chaldeans is a belief you once held about power arising from external forces. The Assyrian founder stands for an old authority you trusted outside of your own awareness. When that arrangement collapses, the towers and palaces you built with attention fall as well. The ruin is not God punishing you but the inner law exposing what you have mistaken for reality. By recognizing that all structure rests on your attention, you can choose a new premise: I AM the sole sovereign, the awareness behind every scene. With that shift, exile becomes a return, and judgment becomes Providence guiding you back to your true kingdom. The promise is immediate: you can rewrite the script from within, so the next moment reflects your innermost conviction rather than the previous external order.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and say, I am the I AM. Now revise the scene: the land of power exists only as consciousness; feel the certainty of your inner authority and let the old towers dissolve in the light of awareness.