Neville Goddard on Ezra 3:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.

2Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

Ezra 3:1-2

Biblical Context

Ezra 3:1-2 depicts the people gathering as one to Jerusalem and the priests rising to rebuild the altar, offering burnt offerings according to Moses' law.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 3:1-2 invites you to observe how a nation of inner faculties moves as one to the place of Jerusalem in consciousness. The gathering represents the unity of attention, the I AM that stands sovereign over your scenes, gathering the diverse thoughts, memories, and desires into a single purpose. The altar they raise is not a stone pile but the altar of imagination, the precision of your inner posture where you offer every burnt offering—fear, doubt, habit, and old identities—upon the fire of unwavering faith in God, the I AM. By aligning with the law of Moses, the inner law written into your own heart, you assert covenant loyalty: your awareness recognizes and obeys its own decrees. As you stand within this unity, you re-create your world from the inside out, drawing the outer city of Jerusalem into your inner state. This is not ritual for its own sake, but a turning of attention toward the Source, until God’s presence fills every chamber of your mind.

Practice This Now

Assume you are gathered as one mind in inner Jerusalem; build the altar of consciousness, and feel the offerings of fear and doubt consumed by the I AM. Keep the feeling of covenant loyalty active until your outer scene mirrors this inner altar.