Neville Goddard on Nahum 3:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nahum 3 in context

Scripture Focus

8Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

9Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

10Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

Nahum 3:8-10

Biblical Context

Nahum 3:8-10 compares a mighty city built by rivers and sea walls to its downfall, illustrating that external power cannot save one who clings to outward security; true security lies in the inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

The passage invites you to see the city as your state of consciousness. The rivers, sea walls, and mighty friends symbolize the external supports you trust—status, wealth, and control. Yet the text declares that even such vast fortresses can be carried away when the inner life is out of alignment. In Neville’s terms, you are not the slave of history but the I AM behind every scene; your imagination is the true architect of experience. When you mistake outer encumbrances for reality, you endure the fall of your inner city—children dashed, rulers bound—because the belief in separation governs your world. But when you awaken to the reality that you are the consciousness that imagines, you discover a secure, timeless kingdom within. Shift your assumption from ‘I am this body, this fortune, this status’ to ‘I AM the I AM,’ and watch the walls dissolve into the mood of presence, peace, and invincible awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state 'I AM' as your unshakable city; close your eyes, breathe deeply, and feel the outer walls dissolve as you rest in the I AM now.