Neville Goddard on Ezra 5:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 5 in context

Scripture Focus

13But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

14And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

Ezra 5:13-14

Biblical Context

Cyrus issues a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem, and the gold and silver vessels taken to Babylon are returned, delivered to Sheshbazzar the governor. This marks the return of sacred order after exile.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text the outer acts of rulers become a mirror of your inner life. Cyrus’s decree is the I AM in action, choosing now to rebuild the temple of your mind. The exile of the vessels represents times when your true gifts seem scattered by fear, doubt, or habit. The return of those vessels from Babylon to Jerusalem is consciousness reclaiming its wholeness, the gold and silver of wisdom and memory restored to the sanctuary of awareness. Sheshbazzar, the governor, stands as the instrument of restoration—the specific point of attention through which inner order enters your world. Providence is not distant luck but the natural fruit of a state of consciousness that has been intentionally assumed. When you read this, you are the one who can decree and enact: imagine your temple already rebuilt and feel the vessels reestablished in their rightful place. Trust that the I AM can maneuver the pieces of your life, and that the kingdom of God is the treasure within you here and now, awaiting your conscious revival.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare I am Cyrus; I decree the rebuilding of my inner temple now. Visualize the vessels returning to their sacred place in my mind and linger in the feeling of that fulfilled restoration for a few minutes.