Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 45:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 45 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

2Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.

3And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

4The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

5And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

6And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

7And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

8In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

Ezekiel 45:1-8

Biblical Context

The passage describes setting apart a holy portion of land for the sanctuary, with space for the priests, Levites, and a prince, and establishes borders to keep the sacred order.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Ezekiel's map as an inner country, where the land to be divided is my own state of consciousness. The holy portion is the portion I consecrate to the I AM, the inner sanctuary where God dwells. The sanctuary and the most holy place are the focus of my attention—where I feel the sacred presence and align with it. The priests and Levites are the faculties of devotion and service within me; they must have dwelling places so I can minister to the LORD and so the LORD can minister to me. The prince—my ruling imagination—stands on the boundary, directing thought and action from a center that is already holy. When I appoint this holy portion and dwell there by assumption, the borders I draw become mental discipline, and the rest of the land yields its portion in due time. The outer world then reflects the inner order: no longer oppressive conditions, but a life that arises from a sanctified center. Practice this by a single act: declare I have established a holy portion in my mind where the I AM dwells, and feel that reality now. From that center, life aligns; I am free, orderly, and true to my inward sanctuary.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume: I have set apart a holy portion in my mind where God dwells; feel that center as real now, and let your next acts flow from it.