Inner Covenant Cleansing
Ezra 10:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezra 10 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse marks the end of a cleansing process, finishing the removal of those with foreign alliances. It signals covenant loyalty and the pursuit of holiness.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's language, the Ezra scene is a portrait of inner states. The 'men' and their 'strange wives' symbolize beliefs and impulses that have wandered from the I AM. The end comes as a decisive revision: you choose that your inner world is bound to the covenant of your true self, and you separate from any impulse that dilutes it. The law is your awareness; holiness is the steady alignment of imagination with the One. By declaring the old alliances finished, you stop energizing thoughts that contradict your essential state. In turn, the outer world rearranges to reflect this inner consent: purity and integrity become your standard, and loyalty to your inner covenant governs action. Completion is a state of mind you occupy, not a distant milestone; you stand as the I AM, and apparent separations melt into wholeness.
Practice This Now
Close the old record and seal the covenant in your heart. In imagination, declare 'I am the I AM; I end the inner foreign alliances now' and feel the state of purity settling.
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