Neville Goddard on Ezra 3:4-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 3 in context

Scripture Focus

4They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

5And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.

Ezra 3:4-5

Biblical Context

Ezra 3:4-5 describes keeping the Feast of Tabernacles and offering daily burnt offerings by custom, followed by continual offerings including new moons and set feasts, with freewill offerings.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 3:4–5 is a parable of inner worship. The feast of tabernacles is the mind’s shelter, where the I AM abides and awareness dwells. The daily burnt offerings by number are the disciplined thoughts you willingly present at regular intervals, aligning your inner state with a higher order. When it speaks of the custom and the duty of every day, it is inviting you to treat your inner altar as a non-negotiable habit, for routine faith builds reality in imagination. The continual burnt offering—through new moons and the set feasts—speaks to the cycles within you, recurring opportunities to consecrate your awareness to the divine pattern. The freewill offering underscores your choice to give of yourself—your thoughts, images, and feelings—with willingness and trust. If you inhabit this inner temple, your outer life becomes the reflection of that worship, as your practiced state of consciousness shapes experience.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are dwelling in the tabernacle of God within. For five minutes, revise anxious thoughts into calm, worshipful images, and carry that assumed state with you into the day as your continuous offering.