Neville Goddard on Zechariah 5:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 5 in context

Scripture Focus

3Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

4I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

Zechariah 5:3-4

Biblical Context

The text proclaims a universal curse: anyone who steals or swears falsely by God will be cut off, and this curse will enter the thief’s house and consume it.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here Zechariah unveils the inner law: the 'curse' is not a decree leveled at others but the natural result of a state of consciousness that believes it can steal from life or swear by God while acting contrary. The 'earth' is your arena of awareness, and the 'house' is the set of inner dispositions you build from your beliefs. A thief or one who swears falsely by My name are inner images of misalignment—habitual thoughts that justify separation from truth. When such thoughts persist, the curse takes residence in the inner temple and gnaws away at its timber and stones, destroying the structures you have erected from fear, pride, or lack. Yet the scripture names a remedy you already possess: the I AM, the awareness that imagines and lives. If you cease entertaining deceit and begin aligning your deeds with your deepest truth, you dissolve the curse from the inside. The law returns as harmony, order, and abundance, and your inner house stands renewed, no longer a stage for fear but a sanctuary of integrity.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as your realness now and revise any impulse to steal or to pretend by affirming, 'I am honest, I am abundant, I am one with the truth.' Feel this truth moving through your chest and see the inner temple brightening and being cleansed.