Neville Goddard on Isaiah 44:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 44 in context

Scripture Focus

5One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

Isaiah 44:5

Biblical Context

The verse presents people declaring ownership of the LORD and adopting covenant names, signaling a shift of identity toward belonging to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah 44:5 invites you to see that outward names are signs of a state you choose to dwell in. The LORD’s ownership is the I AM you awaken to when you refuse to identify with lack or separation. The phrase 'I am the LORD's' anchors your awareness in divine possession. 'Jacob' represents the old self—the strain of striving by appearance and effort; 'Israel' stands for the higher, covenant-keeping self, the state where faith and obedience are one. To call oneself by the name of Jacob is to confess a life of toil without inner harmony; to surname oneself Israel is to align with the promised calm, where trust replaces fear. The act of subscribing with one’s hand unto the LORD becomes a symbolic contract you renew in imagination: you seal the new self by a firm inner signature, a feeling of commitment that your thoughts and acts belong to the divine. When you dwell in the consciousness that God owns you, the outer declarations follow naturally, and your daily life bears witness to the shift from Jacob’s striving to Israel’s rest.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and repeat 'I am the LORD's' as a present-tense fact. Then, in your imagination, sign 'Israel' on an inner contract and feel the alignment settling into your body.