Neville Goddard on Isaiah 42:1-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 42 in context

Scripture Focus

1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

3A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

6I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

10Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

Isaiah 42:1-17

Biblical Context

Behold, the servant will bring justice to the nations with gentleness, open blind eyes, and release prisoners; God declares His name and purpose over it. He will not fail or be discouraged until justice is established on earth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text, the servant is not a distant herald but the state of your own consciousness that you awaken. The Spirit upon him is the activity of your awareness, the I AM that projects order into movement. When the verse says he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles with gentleness, hear that as a directive for your inner life: power becomes effective not by noise but by clairvoyant stillness that sees truth and invites it to unfold. To not cry in the street is to refuse dramatic display and to allow your inner conviction to act quietly through calm choices. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench—this is your tenderness toward every wound within; your strength preserves the spark rather than snuffing it out. The call to open blind eyes and lead through paths you have not known is the invitation you make to your imagination: you choose to see, you choose a new route, and darkness yields to light. The former things pass; a new song arises as your awareness expands. Your I AM goes forth as a mighty man within you, and you are not forsaken in the turning of your mind toward truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in stillness and declare, 'I am held by the Spirit; I am the light opening paths for others.' If doubt arises, revise it to 'This new sight is already mine now.'