Neville Goddard on Isaiah 58:8-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 58 in context

Scripture Focus

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;

10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

11And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

12And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Isaiah 58:8-12

Biblical Context

This passage promises inner light, health, and guidance that unfold as you align your consciousness with compassionate action and truthful inner speech. It invites you to remove self-imposed yokes and to serve the soul of others, so your inner darkness clears.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the text as a map of consciousness. The light that Isaiah promises is your inner radiance waking to the realization I AM—your awareness—here and now. When you accept that the glory is the LORD within, your health 'springs forth' as a natural expression of a state you assume and feel as real. The clause 'Here I am' is the inner response you train: silence the idle finger, drop vanity, and live from the assumption that you are already that which you seek. Your imagination is the instrument by which you redraw the inner landscape; to draw out your soul to the hungry is to recognize the inner hunger in your world and feed it with unwavering attention and compassionate vision; as you do, darkness recedes and becomes noon-day because your mind is renewed. The LORD shall guide thee continually because you have become the garden of your own making—your thirst sated, your bones nourished, your life watered. Those who share your inner state rise with you, rebuilding old foundations; you become the repairer of the breach by remaining faithful to the renewal you have assumed.

Practice This Now

1-2 sentence practice: Close your eyes and hold the affirmation 'I AM the light that breaks forth now.' Feel this truth flooding your body as health and guidance; then act from that state by relaxing judgment and serving the hungry in your world.