Neville Goddard on Isaiah 9:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 9 in context

Scripture Focus

8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

Isaiah 9:8-9

Biblical Context

The Lord's word comes as a light to Jacob and Israel, revealing their pride. The passage invites the people to awaken to this inner light and recognize the state of their heart.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here, the word that lights upon Israel is not distant doctrine but a shift in consciousness. The 'Lord' is the I AM within you. When a word of truth is voiced in your inner atmosphere, it lights your Jacob-like self, waking the Ephraim of your thoughts to see what you have counted as solid and secure. Pride and stoutness of heart are not external degrees of arrogance but states of resistance—the stubborn insistence that your present awareness is all there is. The word comes to puncture that fog, showing that the kingdom you seek is the inner state in which light is dwelling. As you accept the word—the recognition that you, the consciousness, are the source and light—you dissolve the pride that has kept you from experiencing the Lord's presence. The prophecy becomes a personal awakening: the light shines when you stop defending a fixed self and begin to align with the I AM that you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the inner Word has lit upon you, and feel pride fall away as you feel yourself illuminated by I AM. Repeat daily until it feels real.