Neville Goddard on Isaiah 7:1-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 7 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

3Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

7Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

10Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

17The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 7:1-17

Biblical Context

An invasion threat to Judah prompts a call to trust God rather than seek alliances; a sign points to Immanuel, a divine presence with the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the kingdoms of Syria and Ephraim are only the outer drama projected by the mind. In your inner landscape they are fleeting thoughts, wind-swept by fear. The Lord tells Isaiah to meet Ahaz and speak: do not fear these 'two tails of smoking firebrands'—the fiery moods that threaten to burn down your confidence. The true power to change the outcome is not politics but belief, the recognition that you are the I AM, the awareness that never wavers. When Ahaz is told to ask a sign, the message remains: a sign will come that the inner state can bear the burden and prevail; Immanuel—the presence of God with us—arises as a new state of consciousness in you. Before the child knows to refuse evil and choose good, the outward threat will fall away in your experience, because you have chosen to be established in the divine awareness rather than in external strategizing. The 'land' you fear will be reinterpreted as your own mind, and the future as a sign that your state of consciousness is enlarging with the birth of Immanuel.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: 'I am Immanuel—God with me now.' Feel the inner presence steady you as fear fades; see the threatening thoughts dissolve into quiet trust.