Neville Goddard on Isaiah 8:5-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 8 in context

Scripture Focus

5The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,

6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

8And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

11For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

12Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

13Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 8:5-14

Biblical Context

Isaiah 8:5-14 speaks of people who reject the peaceful waters of Shiloah and lean on political alliances; a mighty flood is allowed to threaten Judah, but the verse calls us to sanctify the Lord and trust His presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater, the waters of Shiloah that go softly are the quiet currents of awareness—the I AM breathing, the felt sense of God within. When you refuse them and cling to Rezin or Remaliah's son, you invite a storm of thoughts and fears that sweep through your channels until the neck, as the text says, saturating your sense of self. The river of the world—the imagined power of bodies, nations, opinions—rises, overflowed by your attention. Yet the line 'God is with us' is not a political assurance but a recognition that the Presence is always here as your own I AM. To align with it, you must sanctify the LORD of hosts in your mind: declare Him your fear, your dread, the only reality you live from. Then the external storm can no longer become your ruler; He becomes a sanctuary, a rock of refuge, yet also a stumbling stone for those who refuse the inward state. Your task is to revise the scene in consciousness: see the sanctuary within, not the emergency outside, and let your life reflect that inner truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and assume: I AM present; God is my sanctuary now. Feel the inner temple rise within you and rest there, letting external fears drain away.