Neville Goddard on Isaiah 38:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 38 in context

Scripture Focus

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 38:7-8

Biblical Context

Isaiah 38:7-8 presents a sign that God will do what He spoke; the sun dial's backward movement symbolizes an inner reversal of time or doubt.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the LORD as the I AM within you, the unchanging awareness that does the 'doing.' The sign in Isaiah is a demonstration: the shadow on the sun dial is your present sense of time, not a blasted clock. When it moves backward, it declares that the thing promised is already true in you, awaiting your recognition. The Lord will do what He spoke because He is the state you inhabit. Ahaz’s doubt is simply a habit of mind; you are invited to reverse it by turning your attention from appearance to alignment. The degree the sun sunk represents a belief in lack; reversing it shows you can revise the storyline by assuming the end and feeling its reality. The sun's return is your inner awareness snapping back to the fulfilled state. Providence is not outside you; it is your capacity to maintain consciousness in the faith of the finished work, so that time bends to your quiet, confident present.