Neville Goddard on Ezra 2:3-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 2 in context

Scripture Focus

3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

10The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

12The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

20The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

21The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

22The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

24The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

25The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

26The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

29The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

30The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

32The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

Ezra 2:3-33

Biblical Context

Ezra 2:3-33 records the returned exiles by family, a census that signals a renewed communal life as they reassemble in Jerusalem.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine Ezra's list not as a historical tally, but as the inventory of states within your own being. Each name stands for a quality you can claim: Parosh for continuity, Shephatiah for steadfastness, Elam for spiritual perspective; Bethlehem for the inner home where nourishment begins; Bethel and Ai for prayerful inquiry that tests illusion; Ramah and Gaba for rest and alertness; the return from exile is the movement of consciousness from scattered thoughts to a centered I AM. The exile you feel is simply a waking dream of separation; the return is the return of attention to the I AM, the Joshua-Joab line within you, the leadership and warrior energy you need to rebuild your temple of awareness. When you count the lines, you are counting the steps of your inner gathering; you are naming your inner community, binding disparate parts into unity, and affirming a future filled with purpose. Practice invites you to feel the entire census as already done, here and now, in your own consciousness, where all is returned and made one.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Pick a line—the Bethlehem seed—then revise it as your present reality: I return, my inner house is full. Sit with that feeling until it is felt as real now.