Neville Goddard on Isaiah 58:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 58 in context

Scripture Focus

6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

Isaiah 58:6-9

Biblical Context

Isaiah 58:6–9 presents a fast rooted in liberating action: undo the bands of wickedness, release burdens, and free the oppressed. When you live these deeds inwardly and outwardly, light and health rise in you.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard frame, the fast is a shift of consciousness, not a ritual to perform. To loose the bands of wickedness is to release stubborn beliefs that bind you; to undo heavy burdens is to revise the inner story you carry until lack and limitation disappear. Letting the oppressed go free is an inner decision to see all beings as images in your one I AM, for every perception arises from the same consciousness. The command to deal bread to the hungry and to clothe the naked becomes the outward expression of a generous inner state, the acknowledgment that your awareness provides for all forms through you. As you align with this, your light breaks forth like the morning and your health appears, for righteousness goes before you and the glory of the LORD stands as rereward, your preserved sense of guidance. When you call, the LORD answers in you; when you cry, you hear that there is a response within. This is the practical meaning of Here I am in your consciousness, ready to support your ascent.

Practice This Now

Assume the end of liberation now, and feel that you already release every burden and feed the hungry in your world through your awareness. Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and revise any sense of lack by declaring that Here I am and I am free, until light rises within.