Neville Goddard on Ezra 2:59-64 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 2 in context

Scripture Focus

59And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:

60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

61And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:

62These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

64The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

Ezra 2:59-64

Biblical Context

Some who returned could not prove their Israelite lineage or priestly descent, so they were barred from the priesthood; the assembly totaled 42,360.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let Ezra 2:59-64 be seen not as genealogical data but as a map of inner states. The ones who cannot prove their father's house symbolize thoughts that cannot claim their true identity in the I AM. The Tirshatha’s decree that they not eat the holy things reflects the inner limitation that accompanies a consciousness convinced of lack. Yet the holy things are never outside you; they are your awareness and your capacity to worship in truth. To turn this scene, claim your priestly lineage now by assuming you are the I AM, standing purified and rightful in your inner temple. Call forth Urim and Thummim as your inner guidance—discernment and illumination—so you may separate yourself from polluted thoughts and recognize your true covenant loyalty. The 42,360 speaks of wholeness when you accept your true status in God-in-you. Your task is to revise the self-concept until you feel the truth of who you really are, and then you may freely partake in the most holy.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the rightful heir of your spiritual line. Feel Urim and Thummim guiding you inwardly, and revise your self-concept until you know you belong in the holy.