Neville Goddard on Isaiah 39:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 39 in context

Scripture Focus

2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

3Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

4Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

5Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

6Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 39:2-6

Biblical Context

Hezekiah proudly displays his wealth to envoys from Babylon; Isaiah warns that all his treasures and even his dominion will be taken away.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader, hear this: wealth, rank, and treasures are not punishments or trophies of the outer man, but signs of a potential inner condition. When Hezekiah shows Babylon all that his house contains, he is revealing a consciousness clinging to security as if it could be possessed. The word of the LORD comes not as a threat but as a reminder that the mind which anchors itself to form will soon discover the form has been dissolved by a larger movement of life within. In Neville’s terms, the outer house is but a mirror of inner conversation: if you beam your attention outward, you invite a Babylon to reflect back your own sense of separation from the Infinite I AM. The prophecy—that all that is in his house shall be carried away—speaks to your inner kingdom: when you awaken to the truth that you are the I AM, the temple of abundance is not in silver and gold but in the abiding awareness that your needs are already met in consciousness. The true wealth is the quiet revision of fear into faith, the inner rearrangement that makes room for blessing to flow without end.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and enter the inner temple; see your treasures as ideas, beliefs, and capacities. Assume the feeling of already having all you seek, and revise any sense of lack until it dissolves.