Neville Goddard on Ezra 4:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 4 in context

Scripture Focus

7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

8Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

Ezra 4:7-8

Biblical Context

Ezra 4:7-8 presents a formal exchange: a group writes to Artaxerxes in a Syrian tongue, and others draft a counter-letter against Jerusalem. It frames conflict between authorized authority and the temple community.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 4:7-8, seen through the Neville lens, is not a report about Persian politics but a map of your own inner court. The names Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and companions are the many voices that gather in your mind, presenting a formal appeal to a king within. Artaxerxes—the king of Persia—represents the authority of your higher self, the I AM that governs your inner state. When the letter is written and read in the Syrian tongue, it mirrors the chatter of outward appearances—the stories you tell yourself about lack, delay, or exile from your desired Jerusalem. Rehum and Shimshai are the chancellor and scribe of your own cynical mind; their letter against Jerusalem embodies the doubts that rise to resist your creative project. The dream of a return to Jerusalem is your return to harmony, order, and alignment with the Kingdom of God. The passage invites you to see that obedience to your inner king, not to the outer opinion, is the true force behind manifestation.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine drafting a letter from your inner king, affirming your desired state as already present. Revise every doubt by declaring 'I am the King in my temple,' and feel the reality of harmony returning.