Neville Goddard on Isaiah 53:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 53 in context

Scripture Focus

4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage says that a suffering servant bears our griefs and sins, is wounded for our transgressions, and by his stripes we are healed. Our ways go astray, and the Lord lays our iniquity on him.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner interpretation, the servant is your I AM—your awareness itself—taking on the burden of misperception so that you might awaken to wholeness. Grief and sorrow are states of consciousness you animate with attention; they arise from believing you are separate from the divine self. The idea that someone outside suffers for you is a story your mind tells, but the stripes you read of are the disciplined movements of your own mind guiding you back to unity. When you allow the I AM to bear what you call fault or culpability, you unburden the sense of separation. The iniquity laid on him is the belief that you are apart from God; upon realizing the one within, that belief dissolves and healing follows. All are guided to return to their rightful oneness. The invitation is simple: let your inner witness take responsibility for the illusion, and in that act you are healed and restored to the truth of your divine nature.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, affirm 'I AM the Healer of all I perceive,' and imagine the suffering dissolving as your awareness rests in oneness. Then revise the sense of burden to a quiet, unshakable peace here and now.