Inner Temple Covenant
Ezra 1:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezra 1 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ezra 1:3 presents a call for God's people to align with their God and to return to Jerusalem to build the house of the LORD; it points to covenant loyalty and true worship as an inner act.
Neville's Inner Vision
From the Neville Goddard perspective, the verse is not about a historical exodus alone but about the state of your own consciousness. The question 'Who is there among you of all his people?' asks you to name the states you permit on the stage of your mind. When you affirm 'his God be with him,' you are naming the I AM within as present and active. The command to 'go up to Jerusalem' signifies the ascent of your imagination to the holy city within—the consciousness where you choose to dwell in peace, clarity, and covenant loyalty. Building the house of the LORD God of Israel becomes the practical act of erecting an inner temple through disciplined feeling and faithful imagination. The 'God of Israel' is the I AM that resides in you; acknowledging Him dissolves separation and anchors you in the unity of being. The themes of holiness and separation speak to governing your inner stimuli, selecting thoughts that belong to the truth of your divine nature. When you repeatedly acknowledge this presence, you no longer seek; you realize you are already there, inhabiting a temple built by your steady, worshipful attention.
Practice This Now
Sit in quiet, close your eyes, and assume the feeling 'God is with me now' until it persists. Imagine ascending to your inner Jerusalem and laying the first stone of your inner temple.
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