Neville Goddard on Isaiah 28:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 28 in context

Scripture Focus

3The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

4And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

Isaiah 28:3-4

Biblical Context

The verses speak of pride and outward pretensions being humbled, with passing beauty and quick, premature fruit as symbols of ego's illusions. They point to an inner shift that dissolves these appearances.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the crown of pride not as jewelry you wear, but as a posture of the mind that says you are defined by rank, achievement, or appearance. The drunkards of Ephraim represent ego’s intoxication that believes separation is real. To tread pride underfoot is to deny that identification in your own consciousness, to declare, I am the I AM, the stable awareness behind all thoughts. The glorious beauty on the head of the valley is the glamour of outward form; in spiritual sight it is a fading bloom, not a lasting truth. The hasty fruit before summer is the quick, consumed gratification your ego seeks; you see, you want, and you eat before the season of true fulfillment. When you entertain a higher state, the scene shifts: the ego's ornaments are weighed and found wanting, and your inner light remains, unmoved. By choosing to identify with the everlasting I AM rather than the shifting self, you reveal that these outward idols never truly govern your reality. The chapter invites you to trust the unseen over appearance.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM as your permanent sense of self now. When pride or craving surfaces, revise to 'I am the I AM,' and feel the calm, unmoveable watcher replace the urge.