Neville Goddard on Isaiah 56:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 56 in context

Scripture Focus

5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

6Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

7Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

Isaiah 56:5-7

Biblical Context

God promises outsiders a place and a lasting name within his house. The stranger who loves the Lord and keeps covenant is welcomed to the holy mountain and a universal house of prayer.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah speaks not of walls, but of your inner sanctuary where the whole world may stand. The outsider is a facet of your consciousness not yet named by the I AM, awaiting recognition as part of your true Self. When you join the LORD, you align with the one law of life, and this stranger becomes a servant of your greater nature, held by a covenant with the divine. In consciousness the holy mountain is the elevated view of yourself as complete, joyful, and beloved; the offerings are acts of feeling and attention that honor the Self. The temple you tend is within: a sanctuary where every aspect of you is welcomed as prayer, even what you once called shadow. The house of prayer for all people is your entire inner climate, accessible wherever you place your attention. By this unity, the name you seek is not granted from without but minted in your awareness, an everlasting identity that cannot be cut off.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit in quiet and assume, 'I am the house and the name within.' Feel the welcome of every part of you, and dwell for a few minutes on the image of a universal temple, where all parts are accepted.