Neville Goddard on Isaiah 23:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 23 in context

Scripture Focus

15And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

Isaiah 23:15-18

Biblical Context

Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years. After that period she returns to trade with the world, but her merchandise is to be holiness to the LORD, not hoarded, used for the hungry and clothed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Isaiah prophecy, Tyre is not merely a port city but a symbol of a mind absorbed in outward profit and forgetfulness. The seventy years stand for a long, quiet turning inward—an inner exile where attention is not on worldly commerce but on the I AM that remembers. The later singing as a harlot is the soul's attempt to recover attention by outward songs and cleverness, yet the real message is that the LORD's visitation comes when one stops chasing external kingdoms and begins aligning all wealth of mind with holiness. When your inner merchandise—your thoughts, plans, and desires—are consecrated to the LORD, they cease to be hoarded ego-wages and become resources for all who dwell before the LORD to eat and be clothed. Thus the verse invites a practical psycho-spiritual economy: imagine your thoughts and talents not as personal wealth to be guarded, but as sanctified provision poured out for the good of others. The moment you assume that your inner capital belongs to God, the world of lack dissolves and abundance follows.

Practice This Now

Assume that your inner capital is holy to the LORD, and feel it as true now. Imagine your thoughts and wealth flowing outward to feed and clothe those in need.