Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 40:7-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 40 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

10And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

11And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

12The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

13He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.

14He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

Ezekiel 40:7-14

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 40:7-14 describes the gate's measured chambers, thresholds, and posts, symbolizing the inner architecture of worship and divine guidance. In Neville's reading, these measurements map to states of consciousness and the gate to the I AM within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the gate’s measured widths and chambers are not stone but the measured state of your own awareness. The little chambers are states of being—trust, fear, patience, joy—each one one reed long and one reed broad, fixed in your imagination. Between them lies the five cubits, the space you grant to movement within the I AM, the awareness that God is your own attention. The threshold and porch within point to the moments you choose to approach the temple, and to do so you must feel the gate inward, as if already opened. The gate’s length and breadth are the discipline of attention: a clear entry, a steadfast boundary, a posture that keeps the holy within and the profane without. The three eastward chambers on each side, the symmetry of posts, all speak of order you establish in consciousness. When you assume the completed gate, door against door, you are not shaping an external structure but recasting your inner world. The presence of God becomes a felt reality inside you; providence and guidance flow through the gate you have chosen to live as.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume Ezekiel's gate is already complete within you; feel the inner chambers settled and the threshold open. Feel it real by repeating, in your heart, I AM, inviting divine presence, providence, and guidance to enter.