Neville Goddard on Ezra 3:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 3 in context

Scripture Focus

12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

Ezra 3:12-13

Biblical Context

Elders weep for the first temple while others shout for the foundation of the new one. Their voices blend indistinguishably as the noise travels afar.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the temple is being laid in the only currency that matters—awareness. The elderly priests weep for what was, while others shout for what is to come. In Neville's psychology, both weeping and shouting are only inner movements of imagination, two currents playing in the same chamber of consciousness. The foundation of this house is not stone but the I AM, the steady awareness that does not fear change. The old memory of loss does not erase the fresh joy; it merely exists as a voice you can hear while you choose to inhabit the newer tone. See that the sound is not split into enemies but two movements of the same life energy seeking expression. When you align with the foundation laid now—feel the room being made ready for your new form—you hear the two sounds coalesce into a single, glorious note. You are the creator who harmonizes the past and the present; your inner life becomes the temple where God dwells as I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the foundation is laid this moment; feel the blended sound as one harmonious note and affirm I AM. Let the unity linger until the inner voice becomes the loudest chorus you hear.