Neville Goddard on Isaiah 54:5-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 54 in context

Scripture Focus

5For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

6For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.

7For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

8In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.

9For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

10For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Isaiah 54:5-10

Biblical Context

Isaiah 54:5-10 presents God as the Maker and Redeemer who loves and steadies you, promising mercy, enduring kindness, and a covenant of peace even when moments of distress occur.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the inner theater, the Maker who calls you husband is the I AM in you, the constant awareness that moves as love. The 'forsaken' woman is your old alienation from a total state of wholeness, now invited to awaken as a youthful, receptive consciousness. When the Lord says He hath forsaken for a moment, He is describing a temporary narrowing of your attention, not abandonment by your true self; the mercy that follows is the re-entrance of your illuminated state. The Noah-water motif becomes a sign that the old stormy cycles cannot erase your covenant: the inner decree that you shall never be truly rebuked or taught to doubt again. Mountains may fall and hills melt, yet kindness and the covenant of peace endure because they are states of consciousness, not external events. Your aim is to close the space between your awareness and the truth that you are forever loved and at rest in God. When you assume that you are kept by the divine, feelings align with that fact, and the inner marriage becomes a lived reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and repeat 'I am forever beloved; the I AM is my husband' while feeling the warmth of everlasting kindness flooding your chest and affirming the covenant of peace surrounding you.