Neville Goddard on Zechariah 7:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 7 in context

Scripture Focus

13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

Zechariah 7:13

Biblical Context

It states a cause-and-effect: when the people cried but would not listen, the Lord did not hear. And when they cried again, the Lord would not hear either.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner cry and the divine response are two movements of the same consciousness. When the people refused to hear, the inner God withdrew the response, not from cruelty, but from the state of consciousness that would not listen. In Neville's terms, you are not separate from God's hearing; God is the I AM that hears in you. If your mental state is locked in resistance or fear, the outer world echoes that hollowness; your prayers seem unanswered because your inner being has closed its listening. The reversal is not to compel God, but to become the state that already answers: to inhabit the consciousness that is attentive, receptive, and faithful. The verse invites you to notice the law: your inner voice and the divine voice are the same; the quality of your cry determines the response you experience. When you choose to be the listening I AM, you discover that hearing becomes the environment of your life, and your promises begin to unfold.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you are heard—every cry is answered by your own I AM. Then revise past hearings by declaring 'I was heard' and feel the shift.