Inner Crown Unveiled
Isaiah 3:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Isaiah 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Isaiah 3:16-17 describes prideful self-display among the daughters of Zion and God's corrective act as a symbolic exposure. It frames judgment as an inward shift toward humility and wholeness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Isaiah speaks as thought-states: haughty postures—stretched necks, bright eyes, tinkling feet—are inner postures of separation and self-display. The scab that the Lord will lay on the crown of the daughters of Zion is not outward judgment but a symbol: when the mind believes it must prove its value, Creation peels away the ornament until the true self is seen. The 'secret parts' exposed is the disclosure of what pride keeps hidden: fear, appetite, and need for control beneath fine attire. The inner movement is toward humility: a release from vanity into meekness, from judgment into holiness, from self-exaltation to the quiet authority of I AM. When you realize that God is I AM within you, the need to perform vanishes; you become the radiance that does not broadcast but simply is. The discipline is to re-create your sense of self by assumption, feeling your worth as the I AM, and acting from that awareness rather than from the image you present.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Close your eyes; declare, 'I am the I AM,' and revise your self-image to a humble, serene crown; feel the inner light dissolve pride and replace it with quiet confidence. In the next hour, act from this revised sense, even in small interactions.
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