Neville Goddard on Isaiah 37:1-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 37 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

4It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

6And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

11Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?

12Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?

Isaiah 37:1-13

Biblical Context

Hezekiah faces a threatening message from Assyria, prays for deliverance, and seeks counsel. Isaiah assures him not to fear and that God will defend Jerusalem.

Neville's Inner Vision

To me this chapter is a blueprint of a mind under siege. Hezekiah's tearing of his clothes and covering himself with sackcloth are symbolic acts of recognizing the old thought-forms that clothe the mind in fear. The remnant left is the I AM—the living consciousness within you. When Rabshakeh speaks blasphemy against the living God, he speaks to your belief that you are separate from power. Isaiah comes as the inner word: Be not afraid of the words you have heard, for the living God hears you. The blast and the rumor are not external military moves but inner shifts of consciousness—an unseen wind that dissolves the storm of doubt. The decree that Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the Assyrian is the decree you make when you refuse to surrender your invincible sense of self. The outer events follow the inner conviction; your trust becomes the cause, not the effect. The chapter invites you to recognize that God, the I AM, is already acting from within, turning fear into faith.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and place a hand on your chest. Say I AM, and declare that fear is only a thought passing through the living God within; then feel the peace as this inner state takes precedence over the external noise.