Neville Goddard on Ezra 6:16-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 6 in context

Scripture Focus

16And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

17And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

18And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

19And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.

20For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.

21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

Ezra 6:16-22

Biblical Context

Ezra 6:16-22 portrays the return from exile marked by joyful dedication, purification, and the feasts that seal a renewed relationship with God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 6:16-22, seen through consciousness, becomes a map of the inner temple. The dedication of the house of God is not a building gesture but a claim of your own awareness—the moment you decide, in feeling, that your mind’s temple is truly set apart for the divine. The hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and the goats symbolize the steady offerings of your thoughts, your acts of self-purification made visible to your own I AM. The division of the priests and the Levites represents the orderly rhythms you appoint in your consciousness—prayers, gratitude, and service, aligned with the law written in Moses, the memory of divine pattern within you. The Passover and unleavened bread become states of released habit and fresh perception, a clean mind eating the bread of truth seven days long, a period of uninterrupted consecration. And when the text says the king of Assyria turned to them, know this: the ‘king’ within you, the ruling belief, can be moved toward your side, strengthening your hand in the work of your temple. Joy is the sign that you have succeeded.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in the temple, the priests and Levites in their course, the Passover kept in your mind; feel the joy, and let the king's heart turn toward you to strengthen your work.