Neville Goddard on Isaiah 36:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 36 in context

Scripture Focus

22Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

Isaiah 36:22

Biblical Context

Eliakim, the household official, with the scribe and recorder, come to Hezekiah and relay Rabshakeh’s words, their garments rent as a sign of distress.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment of Isaiah 36:22, the scene unfolds not as a political report but as the inner drama of your mind. Eliakim and the others are your inner faculties, the custodians of order and memory, presenting a report to the I AM. Rabshakeh’s threatening speech is the voice of limitation that arises in thought, trying to persuade you that you are bound by circumstance. Hezekiah represents your awareness—the throne of the mind—listening to the report and feeling the weight of it. The torn garments symbolize vulnerability that appears when you briefly mistake appearance for reality. Yet the inner kingdom remains untouched; the I AM is sovereign, and the true king of your consciousness does not yield to fear. The practice is to treat the report as a projection of thoughts, revise it by affirming the authority of the I AM, and let the feeling of mastery displace doubt. Remember: imagination creates reality, and you, as the I AM, can command the scene into harmony by choosing faith over fear.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner Eliakim as steward and revise the report by affirming, 'I AM the authority here.' Then feel that royal certainty spreading through your mind until fear dissolves.