Neville Goddard on Isaiah 7:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Isaiah 7:3-9

Biblical Context

God instructs Isaiah to meet Ahaz and tell him to calm himself; the coalition against Judah will not prevail, and disbelief prevents establishment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the scene as a map of your own consciousness. The two tails of these smoking firebrands are the two ceaseless thoughts of danger that threaten your peace. Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah stand for every belief that a separate power governs your life. The Lord’s declaration, It shall not stand, is the simple law by which your inner world is ordered when you believe the I AM rather than fear the appearance. To 'go forth' and meet Ahaz is to meet your present state with clear, quiet attention; to say, Take heed, and be quiet means you suspend the busy script of limitation and dwell in the one I AM—the awareness that creates. If you do not believe, you will not be established, meaning your life will reflect your held assumption. Therefore, assume the state of non-resistance, see the threat dissolve in your inner light, and let your inner sign, Shearjashub, remind you that your true self remains intact regardless of outward counsel.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine meeting Ahaz at the end of the pool, receiving a calm command to be quiet; revise by affirming, 'I am quiet, I am protected, belief establishes me,' and feel it real.