Neville Goddard on Isaiah 36:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 36 in context

Scripture Focus

16Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

17Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

Isaiah 36:16-17

Biblical Context

This passage presents a choice between accepting an outer bargain for security and trusting the inner land of abundance. It shows that true safety comes from within, not from external grants.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah 36:16-17 speaks as a test of your inner state. The king of Assyria is the voice of circumstance, saying, in effect, 'Make a bargain with me and you shall have security—the vine, the fig tree, the waters of your own cistern.' Neville would say: that voice is a state of consciousness begging for relief, not an external conquest. Hezekiah's advice is outside itself; the true Hezekiah is your awareness that trusts the I AM within. The promised land of corn and wine is the inner condition where your imagination has prepared abundance. To listen to the external promise is to exile yourself from your own kingdom; to refuse is to return. You are the I AM; your state of consciousness creates the landscape you inhabit. When fear tempts you to seek safety elsewhere, revision is your sword: assume the feeling that the famine is past, that the land is watered, that the vine is blooming. Feel genuine gratitude now, and see yourself already living within the promised land regardless of outward appearances. This is the Kingdom within, and all exiles dissolve when the I AM speaks.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, then revise the scene by assuming the wish fulfilled now, and feel the I AM as king over your inner land; let the vine, the fig tree, and the waters of abundance be yours today.