Neville Goddard on Isaiah 9:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 9 in context

Scripture Focus

3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

Isaiah 9:3-4

Biblical Context

Isaiah 9:3-4 speaks of a multiplied nation accompanied by joy like harvest, and of deliverance from oppression, breaking the yoke.

Neville's Inner Vision

Isaiah's words describe the state of consciousness that generates a world of abundance and relief from burden. The 'nation' is a psyche expanded in number, not a political entity; joy is not mere emotion but the measure of alignment with the I AM. 'They joy before thee' signifies an inner procession of gratitude before God within. The 'yoke of his burden' and 'rod of his oppressor' are habitual patterns and fears that bind us. When the mind accepts a new state, the outer environment follows; this is akin to Midian's day, when deliverance came by consciousness revision. Thus, the passage teaches that liberation is inner, not outer; the harvest of joy arises where we have awakened to the truth that the I AM is our being and imagination is the instrument of change. In practice, assume the feeling of liberation; dwell in the joy of achievement and observe your life reflecting freedom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, assume the fulfilled state 'I am free; I am the I AM' and feel the harvest joy rising in you. Then revise any fear or contraction, and watch the yoke fall away as you step into your liberated consciousness.