Neville Goddard on Isaiah 45:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 45 in context

Scripture Focus

12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 45:12-13

Biblical Context

God asserts he created the earth and all in it and will direct the righteous ways of his chosen instrument. That servant will build the city and release captives, not for price nor reward.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the verse, the whole cosmos speaks as a state of consciousness. The earth you walk and the heavens you imagine are pictures of your inner disposition. When the I AM speaks, it is your own awareness declaring: I have created, I have stretched the heavens, and I govern all your experiences. The Cyrus-like figure is not an external conqueror but the righteous tendency of your own mind raised up to do a work of liberation. The \"city\" is your inner order—the quiet throne room of God in you where decisions are made, where fear is not allowed to rule, where your captives—the memories, hurts, lack, doubts—are released not as a bargain, but as an inevitable fruit of imagining the end already accomplished. To believe is to align with the truth that God directs every path when you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled. The command to \"let go my captives\" is the release from mental bondage you have accepted as real; you are the instrument who builds and liberates through the power of awareness.

Practice This Now

Practice: close your eyes and assume the end—see yourself in the throne room of your inner city, directing all your ways. Feel the I AM as your own awareness, releasing every captive belief and rebuilding your world from within.