Inner Temple Builders
Ezra 4:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezra 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Zerubbabel and Jeshua declare they will build the temple by themselves, declining outside involvement and aligning with the Persian king's command.
Neville's Inner Vision
You are Zerubbabel and Jeshua in your own mind, and the others who seek to join are mere doubts and compromised states. The building of a house unto the LORD God of Israel is the erection of a temple within the consciousness—the exact arrangement of ideas, feelings, and purposes that honor the I AM. Zerubbabel and Jeshua symbolize the two faculties of imagination and faith—the leaders who reject casual partnerships with inconsistent thoughts. When they say, 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God,' they are guarding the integrity of the inner plan: a unity of purpose that cannot be compromised by competing agendas. The phrase 'as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us' anchors the outward order, yet your real command is the inward impression you place upon your mind. If you have the impression of limitation, you are free to revise it and say, 'I am the builder of my temple; I answer to the I AM within.' This is the true worship: aligning all segments of consciousness to agree with the divine pattern and trusting the inner king's decree rather than outer circumstance. So you join together your faculties to 'build unto the LORD God of Israel' in full faith and obedience, a covenant in subjective reality.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes; imagine you are already inside the temple you are building. Feel the unity of your thoughts as one intent and declare, 'I am the builder of my temple now,' allowing that feeling to settle as real in you.
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