Neville Goddard on Ezra 5:6-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 5 in context

Scripture Focus

6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:

7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.

8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?

10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

12But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

Ezra 5:6-12

Biblical Context

The passage describes a formal report to the king about rebuilding the temple, declaring themselves servants of the God of heaven and earth, and recalling past exile as a condition that led to divine discipline. It hints at the inner motion from external decree toward inner renewal.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let the letter be read as a scripture of your own consciousness. The governor and companions are the outer conditions casting doubt; Darius is the king of your present circumstance, the scene where permission is begged. Yet the claim we are the servants of the God of heaven and earth is the I AM making a declaration in your mind that the temple of God is within and it will be built again, despite the ruin of your past beliefs. This house built with great stones stands as the solid order of your inner life; the wall and timber are the structures of awareness you are choosing to reassemble. The line about the fathers provoking God unto wrath and being carried away to Babylon is not a punishment but a memory of a state of consciousness you are leaving behind; the exile is the threshold you cross when you decide to rebuild from within. When you sense that the work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands, you feel the momentum of your I AM aligning your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Remember: the external decree is but an echo of your inner decree; your true king sits within as God, and your temple rises accordingly.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of the builder within. Declare in your heart that the temple is rebuilt now by the power of I AM, and feel the walls rising in inner peace.