Neville Goddard on Isaiah 5:24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 5 in context

Scripture Focus

24Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 5:24

Biblical Context

The verse portrays judgment as fire burning up the stubborn remnants of people's ways when they abandon the Lord's law. It says their deepest roots will rot and their blossoms fade because they despise the Holy One's word.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the scene as a map of your inner climate. The fire that devours the stubble and consumes the chaff is not a punishment out there, but a shift in consciousness when you withdraw your attention from the passing forms of thought. When you cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, you spiritualize yourself away from your own I AM, and your inner soil becomes rotted by neglect of truth. The 'root' and 'blossom' are the habits of belief and identity you cultivate in awareness. If you persist in inattention to your true nature, you awaken to dryness—your inspiration fades and your outward life mirrors that emptiness. Yet if you turn back to the Lord's word within, the fire clears what is idle, and what remains nourishes a new growth. The principle is simple: define your reality by the law you keep in mind. Your awareness is the root; your decisions are the blossom. When you honor truth in consciousness, you awaken a living, fragrant garden.

Practice This Now

Practice: In a quiet moment, assume the I AM is the fire that purifies your thoughts; revise any belief that you are the chaff. Feel it real that your inner law governs your life, and watch your circumstances conform.