Neville Goddard on Isaiah 52:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 52 in context

Scripture Focus

1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

6Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

8Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

Isaiah 52:1-12

Biblical Context

Zion is urged to awaken, shake off the dust, and clothe herself in strength and beauty, for redemption comes by realization, not money. The passage promises that God goes before His people and that the watchmen will see eye to eye when consciousness awakens to His reign.

Neville's Inner Vision

Awaken, awake becomes the inner cry of consciousness that refuses to dream in limitation. Put on thy strength and thy beautiful garments are the acts of assuming a new state of being—an inner wardrobe of confidence, holiness, and fearless love. Zion and Jerusalem are not geographic, but your present states of awareness—set apart as the I AM, the witness within. The uncircumcised and the unclean symbolize old beliefs and habits you outgrown; you are not bound by them, for you are redeemed by realization, not price. My people went into bondage, but God’s speech within you declares, Behold, it is I. The good tidings and salvation are felt shifts: you see that your God reigns in you, and thus your life begins to turn toward joy and peace. Your watchmen—your vigilant thoughts—will sing when your consciousness believes in the sovereignty of the Lord in you. Depart from the old unclean vibration and let Zion depart from that dream. The Lord goes before you as the truth you claim; the visible salvation is the demonstration of your inner state made real.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm the state, 'I AM Zion, awake and strong.' Hold that feeling for a minute, then act from it as if the Lord has already gone before you in all you do.