Neville Goddard on Ezra 10:9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 10 in context

Scripture Focus

9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.

Ezra 10:9

Biblical Context

Ezra 10:9 describes the men of Judah and Benjamin gathering at Jerusalem within three days, sitting by the house of God, trembling at the matter and the rain. It signals a turning moment amid adversity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your consciousness gathers its scattered capacities—Judah and Benjamin—into the city of Jerusalem, the seat of awareness. The three days signify a focused decision, a brief season of inner weather through which you face the burden that weighs on you. The sitting in the street of the house of God is not a crowd outside but your own open foyer of perception, where tremor and awe arise as you acknowledge the need for change. The tremor is not punishment but a cue from the I AM to awaken; the great rain is the cleansing flow of insight that washes away old images and attachments. By choosing to sit with God, you honor true worship: you separate the impulses that hinder your progress toward holiness and turn toward a higher state. This is not a historical event but an inner convocation that quietly aligns your entire being with the action you intend to take. Remember, imagination creates reality; when you dwell in this state, you are already there.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already gathered in the inner sanctuary. Feel the tremor as awe and allow the cleansing rain to wash old patterns away; declare I am turning now toward holiness.