Inner Temple Decree Unlocked

Ezra 4:17-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ezra 4 in context

Scripture Focus

17Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
18The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
19And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
20There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
21Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Ezra 4:17-21

Biblical Context

The king's answer orders that the city not be rebuilt until another command is given. It notes past insurrections and the tribute paid to rulers beyond the river.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the aware I AM, the king and his decree are not a distant empire but a state of consciousness insisting that your work stop. The chancellor and scribe, and those beyond the river, symbolize the chorus of doubts and fears that, in the moment, claim authority over your vision. When the record says the city hath insurrection, remember that rebellion is only a movement of belief within you, not a fact in being. The line 'there have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem' speaks to the memory of past powers you have yielded to—past habits, past identities—that toll, exact tribute, and claim your energy. Yet the instruction to 'cease' is not final; it is a signal to apply the law of your inner perception: you may permit a delay, but you may also choose to revise it. The decree is burned by your quiet decision to listen to another command from within—the one that calls you to begin anew, to lay the foundation, to test the dream of the temple in your own consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and revise the decree by affirming, 'I am rebuilding my inner temple now.' Feel the imagined momentum as you see the walls rise.

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