Neville Goddard on Ezra 6:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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;

Ezra 6:3

Biblical Context

Ezra 6:3 records Cyrus' decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem and lay its foundations. It specifies the height and breadth of the temple.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the story of Ezra, Cyrus speaks from the outside, but the real act is your inner decision to house God. The house of God is the temple of your consciousness; the outer decree is the echo of your I AM ordering that your life be a sanctuary. The foundation represents a stable ground of awareness, and the heights and breadths symbolize the reach of your worship, love, and discipline. When you read of sacrifices, translate that to inner offerings—gratitude, surrender, patient attention. The temple is not bricks but a state of being in which Presence dwells; as you align with this inner decree, your days reflect greater peace, order, and faith. The Jerusalem becomes your heart; Cyrus is the outward attention that yields to the I AM within, and you stand in that Presence here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume the decree now and feel it real: declare, 'I AM rebuilding the inner temple,' and visualize a foundation forming at the base of your spine, with walls rising within your chest and the Presence filling the space as you breathe.