Neville Goddard on Ezra 6:1-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

4With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

5And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.

6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

8Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

9And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

11Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

12And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Ezra 6:1-15

Biblical Context

Ezra 6:1-15 records a Persian king's decree authorizing the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, the return of vessels, and protection for the workers, leading to a completed temple in the sixth year of Darius.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner realm, the outward decree is a reflection of your I AM settling on a state. The search of the rolls is the turning of attention within, as you discover an ancient record written in the law of your being: that the temple of God is to be restored in you. The decree given to Tatnai and the rulers is only real to the degree that your heart accepts the word as true now. When you declare that the house of your God shall be built and that the sustained nourishment of your life shall proceed without hindrance, you align with the spiritual order that governs all kingdoms. The vessels returned from exile symbolize the remembrance of your divine qualities—values, love, wisdom—restored to their proper place in your consciousness. The prophets Haggai and Zechariah echo as inner impulses to persevere. If you attempt to alter this word, you imply doubt; the imagination binds you to a dunghill state. But the moment you persist in the decree, the inner temple arises, and the outer life follows in speed, as the God that causes his name to dwell there enacts his will in your days.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in stillness and assume the completed temple within, speaking to your I AM, I AM the decree that rebuilds the temple of God in me. Then visualize the vessels restored and life prospering as you feel it real.