Neville Goddard on Isaiah 31:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 31 in context

Scripture Focus

2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

4For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

Isaiah 31:2-5

Biblical Context

Isaiah 31:2-5 speaks of God acting on behalf of Zion against threats, promising deliverance and protection. It distinguishes relying on human power from relying on the divine presence within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the text does not point to distant thunder in the heavens, but to the quiet movement of your own awareness. The evildoers and their misleading help are not them out there; they are thoughts clinging to a world of lack. The line Egyptians are men, and not God is a reminder that the power you lean on externally is never the real power; the true force is your inner God—the I AM that you are. When the Lord stretches out His hand, the old supports fall away, and you discover that perceived helpers and dependents dissolve in your interior life. The image of the lion coming down to defend Zion is a picture of inward courage, the bold and gentle authority of consciousness defending its own domain. As birds flying, the Lord of hosts defends Jerusalem—your mind—defense and deliverance are already present as your very awareness. The moment you acknowledge that God is your I AM, you acknowledge that nothing outside can threaten what you truly are. Your task is to assume that you are kept by the inner defender; feel the certainty of this protection and let outward alarms fall silent.