Neville Goddard on Isaiah 62:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 62 in context

Scripture Focus

1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.

3Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.

5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Isaiah 62:1-7

Biblical Context

God declares He will not rest until Zion’s righteousness shines and salvation glows as a lamp. The nations will see this glory, and the land will be named and cherished by the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within me, Zion is not a place but a state of awareness. When the Lord declares He will not rest until righteousness goes forth as brightness and salvation glows as a lamp, He is describing my own inner faculties awake and alight. The 'new name' I hear is the recognition that I am already the beloved of God, not forsaken or desolate, but Hephzibah and Beulah in my own consciousness; my land is married to the divine. As a man rejoices over his bride, so God revels in me when I hold this certainty. I set watchmen upon my walls—the steady, vigilant thoughts that never sleep—and I command them to awaken, speak the name of the Lord, and refuse silence. I will not rest until my life is established as a praise in the earth; until my inward Jerusalem becomes outwardly manifest as order, beauty, and power. This is not future hope but present reality in the I AM that I am. Persist in this vision, and the outer world will reflect the inner triumph.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, repeat, 'I am Zion; I am righteousness and salvation now realized.' Feel the brightness fill your chest; imagine yourself crowned and beloved, with watchmen of intention keeping silent until your Jerusalem is established.