Neville Goddard on Isaiah 38:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.

2Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,

3And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

4Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,

5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

7And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

Isaiah 38:1-8

Biblical Context

Hezekiah is told he will die and prays to the Lord. God answers with a promise of fifteen more years, deliverance for the city, and a sign by reversing the sun's shadow.

Neville's Inner Vision

Psychologically, the sickness and the decree of death are not external facts but states of consciousness. Hezekiah’s turning toward the wall is a turning of attention within, to the I AM that you are. When he says Remember now, he voices the truth of a perfect heart already present in consciousness, and his tears are the release that accompanies a genuine inner revision. God’s answer is not merely a public miracle but a reshaping of inner weather: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears. I will add unto thy days signifies the renewal of life within your own awareness, not a clock’s ticking. The sun-dial sign is the inner proof that time, like any form, can bend under the light of resolute faith. The city’s deliverance stands for your protected life when you stop wrestling with appearances and rest in the presence of God. Mercy arrives as you realize awareness has always heard you. Now, practice: assume you are already whole, feel it real, and let the inner shift move your outer conditions.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, turn your awareness inward to the I AM, and declare I am whole and protected now. Feel the truth as already present and let your inner sense of time shift to align with that reality.