Neville Goddard on Ezra 4:18-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 4 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

22Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Ezra 4:18-22

Biblical Context

The king reads the petition, cites past rebellion, and commands that the city not be rebuilt until another command is issued.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 4:18-22, read as a parable of consciousness, places the king in the seat of I AM—the watchful awareness that governs what I permit to unfold in my life. The letter, with its charges of rebellion and danger, is simply a stream of thoughts arising from fear of loss and change. When the king commands that the city not be built until another command comes, he is revealing a habit—the old belief that conditions outside dictate what I may imagine or experience. But the kingdom I inhabit is imagined into being by my inner decree. If I accept that decree as true, I halt creation; if I revise it, I authorize the work to proceed now. So I return to the assumption that the city is already rebuilt in my consciousness—the walls, gates, and order are complete in imagination—and I feel it real until it becomes my experience. The apparent risk to the kings is only the risk I fear; by choosing a new command, I align my inner governor with the reality I desire.