Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 40:5-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 40 in context

Scripture Focus

5And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

6Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

7And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

8He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

9Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.

Ezekiel 40:5-9

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 40:5–9 describes a measured wall and gate around a temple, illustrating inner boundaries and the sacred space where God resides.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Ezekiel’s vision, the measuring reed is no tool for bricks but a symbol of my own focus. The wall around the house is the boundary of my current state of consciousness, the limits I accept in waking life. The six-cubit reed speaks of precise attention I can bring to inner space. When the man steps to the gate facing the east, I sense the rising light of awareness that invites me to awaken to God within. The stairs and thresholds represent the gradual movements of imagination I perform to approach the sacred. Each little chamber measured as one reed long and one reed broad suggests a simple, uniform inner territory where presence can dwell. The porch within, the inward invitation, becomes my doorway into the living temple. The outer dimensions remind me to keep visualization steady, not scattered. The porch of the gate, the posts, and the inward porch point to a fixed, reliable structure of consciousness through which God always speaks. The prophecy and promise are mine here and now, whenever I acknowledge the I AM and stand in that presence.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you stand at the gate in your mind and survey the inner walls with the I AM presence. Feel it real now and declare that the temple within is yours.