Neville Goddard on Obadiah 1:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Obadiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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 1:3-4

Biblical Context

Plain: Pride in the heart deceives you into thinking you sit high; the text promises a reversal that brings the exalted down.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Obadiah's verse the pride of the heart is not a distant temple of power but a mis-taught state of consciousness. The rock-dweller who asks, 'Who shall bring me down?' is the ego in its sharpest attire - an image of self above circumstance. Neville would say: you are the I AM, not the height you imagine. When you occupy a state that boasts of ascent to the stars, you are rehearsing a condition that shadows the present awareness. The very idea of exaltation is a mental picture that must be dissolved by a clearer realization of being. The moment you refuse the false significance of your self-image and return to the simple fact of I AM, the imagined nest shakes and drops away. The law is not retribution but alignment: your inner movement must mirror the unity of consciousness you seek. Practice now by choosing a new state - grounded, unshakable, and inclusive of all; imagine the ascent as a symbol that you have already descended into the living presence of God within. The eagle falls when the heart awakens to I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and declare: I am the I AM present now. Revise any grand self-image by affirming I am grounded and envision stepping from the nest onto solid earth, knowing the I AM holds me.