Neville Goddard on Isaiah 4:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

2In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

5And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

Isaiah 4:1-6

Biblical Context

The verse describes a day when many seek one source of life, the LORD's branch appears glorious, and the survivors are called holy, purified, and protected by God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the seven women are not enemies but the seven desires of the old self tugging at a single life. In the inner drama, the 'one man' is your I AM—your central awareness—through which you answer to a name not earned by effort, but given by identification. The 'branch of the LORD' becomes the Christ within, beautiful and glorious to the awakened mind; the 'fruit of the earth' speaks of a life that is excellent because it is alive in you who are escaped from the old bondage. Those left in Zion and Jerusalem are called holy—your consciousness that remains in the holy city is purified, written among the living. Purging the filth by the spirit of judgment and burning is the mind's cleansing fire, which you welcome as correction that refines intention. The cloud by day and flaming fire by night are the inner light and presence that shield you, while the tabernacle is the mental shelter you retreat to when heat or storm arise. All this is not outside you but the state you assume in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and, in imagination, declare: I am the I AM, the branch of the LORD in me is beautiful and glorious. See a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night protecting and guiding me; rest in the holy shelter I create in consciousness.