Neville Goddard on Isaiah 30:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 30 in context

Scripture Focus

16But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

Isaiah 30:16-17

Biblical Context

Isaiah 30:16–17 records a people who insist on fleeing by external means—horses and speed—only to be driven into greater fear, ultimately left exposed as a beacon on a mountain. Their trust in outward power collapses when faced with inner authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice the inner drama: the mind says No; we will flee on horses—the safety of externals. But the truth in you is that I AM is the source of all power, and the 'rebuke' is the moment you interrupt fear with a decisive assumption. When you align with the inner decree that you are the I AM, the imagined force behind appearances yields. The verse teaches that external numbers bow to the inner state; one word of your awareness can calm thousands. The beacon on the mountain is your steady consciousness made visible to the world, not its collapse but its clarity. So live from the end: claim the power of your inner state and allow the world to reflect that reality by your imagination, for imagination creates being. Practice the ascent of trust, and let the I AM govern the scene you witness.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit quietly, repeat 'I AM the I AM' as your sole power, and revise the scene to stand unmoved by appearances; feel the finished state as real now.