Neville Goddard on Zechariah 11:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

7And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

9Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

Zechariah 11:7-9

Biblical Context

Zechariah portrays God feeding a flock with two staffs named Beauty and Bands, then removing three shepherds who fail to nourish. The scene suggests a choice between withholding nourishment and providing care, revealing inner dynamics of nourishment and abandonment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Zechariah speaks to the inner life in you. The flock represents your feeling-nature, and the two staves—Beauty and Bands—are your faculties of order and unity. The three shepherds symbolize limiting beliefs and false authorities that pretend to feed you but burn you with fear. When you declare, I will not feed you, you are not cursing others but withdrawing attention from a stubborn state of consciousness. The result is internal chaos: the remaining parts “eat” one another because you have fed separation rather than wholeness. The cure is to revise the scene by assuming a higher state: that the entire flock is fed, protected, and united by your I AM. Hold Beauty and Bands in your hands and tend them with love, knowing that your imagination is the nourishment that births form. The external events will echo this inner feeding as you dwell in the feeling of fullness and oneness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, place your attention on two staffs labeled Beauty and Bands in your hands, and affirm, I am feeding my entire inner life now; all parts are healthy and united.