Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 48:10-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 48 in context

Scripture Focus

10And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.

11It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

12And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

13And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

Ezekiel 48:10-13

Biblical Context

Ez 48:10-13 outlines a holy portion for priests with the sanctuary in the midst and defined borders marking the holy. Plainly, it is a territorial map; Neville recasts it as an inner sanctuary guarded by sanctified states of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 48:10-13 reveals a holy portion for priests with the sanctuary in the midst. In Neville’s tongue, this is not geography but the arrangement of your consciousness. The priests represent sanctified states of awareness that hold steady while others go astray. The borders of north, south, east, and west are the precise boundaries you establish around thoughts and feelings so they do not overreach the consecrated center. The holy oblation is your daily act of offering attention to the I AM—the self that knows itself as God in you. When you assume these states and stay with the feeling it real, you are, in effect, rebuilding the temple inwardly. The outer map then becomes a mirror of your inner sanctuary, and the sanctuary within you becomes the locus from which life flows.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and envision a holy plot within your chest, center the I AM there, and repeat, 'I am sanctified.' Feel the boundaries as a warm, protective edge that keeps every thought and feeling within the temple of awareness for several minutes until it feels real.