Neville Goddard on Romans 11:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Romans 11 in context

Scripture Focus

7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.

8(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

Romans 11:7-10

Biblical Context

Israel did not obtain what it seeks; the election obtained it, and the rest were blinded. God says they have a spirit of slumber, eyes that do not see, and ears that do not hear, and their blindness continues to this day; David notes their table is a trap and their eyes grow dark.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how scripture frames a division inside one mind. 'Israel' is a state of consciousness pursuing blessing through outer works; 'the election' is the I AM, the awareness that already possesses the end. The 'spirit of slumber' and the eyes that cannot see describe inner habits that deny perception. When you insist on proving truth externally, you awaken the snare described by David—the table of plenty becomes a trap in thought. The verse invites you to see that the realm of form reflects your inner assumptions; the hardening is not punishment but a signal to revise. If you awaken, the 'election' within you asserts itself and perception returns; you suddenly see as if the veil is lifted, because you have chosen the inner standard of truth rather than the outer display. The path is to believe your own I AM as the source of all knowing and to practice the revision until your sense of separation dissolves into unity with the truth you sought.