Neville Goddard on Isaiah 29:17-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 29 in context

Scripture Focus

17Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?

18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

19The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

21That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

22Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.

23But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

Isaiah 29:17-24

Biblical Context

Isaiah 29:17-24 portrays a turning of inner conditions: barren mental landscapes become fruitful, perception is opened, and joy returns to the faithful; the fearful and the scoffers are displaced, and understanding arrives.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, Isaiah 29:17-24 is describing your inner land, not distant geography. Lebanon represents the dense, unproductive habit of thought; when you quietly realize I am the I AM within, that land becomes fruitful. The deaf hear the words of the book—your inner ear awakens to the truth that you are already what you seek. The eyes of the blind see out of obscurity when you stop reacting to fear and begin aligning with the divine presence in you. The meek increase their joy in the LORD, the poor among men rejoice in the Holy One of Israel—that is the softening of will and the liberality of spirit when you recognize your true richness is God in you. The terrible one is brought to nought; the scorner is consumed—fear and ego crumble in the light of awareness. Those who erred in spirit come to understanding, and those who murmured learn doctrine. In this inner turning, Jacob’s house is not ashamed; you see the work of Mine hands within you, and you sanctify My name by living from that I AM. This is the one reality; let it be realized.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine that Lebanon in your mind has become a fruitful field. Hear the inner book's words as your own truth; affirm, I AM that I AM, and I choose understanding now.