Neville Goddard on Obadiah 1:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Obadiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

2Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Obadiah 1:2-4

Biblical Context

The passage proclaims Edom will be made small and despised because the pride of its heart deceives it. Though it dwells in high places, it will be brought down.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader who seeks the I AM within, Obadiah speaks as the inner law testing the state of your mind. The Edomite eagle is your own exalted self—proud, dwelling in the clefts of the rock and trusting that no force can reach it. The question 'Who shall bring me down?' is the ego's cry, and the answer is not punishment but correction: a revelation of the balance that governs consciousness. Pride is a fixed state of ego-knowledge, a way of imagining yourself as separate from Life. When you imagine yourself perched above others, your life will reflect the felt consequences of that separation, until you are gently lowered into the ground of awareness where you can hear guidance, receive love, and act with wisdom. Humility, in this light, is not denial but alignment—an admission that the I AM is the only true governor. The true you, the I AM, remains unchanged; the change is in your perception. Exile dissolves as you return to the inner throne, healed, united, and ready to move forward in harmony with Life's purpose.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the I AM as the humble reality of your being. Revise the image of yourself as an eagle aloft and feel-it-real that you are grounded in awareness, open to guidance.