Neville Goddard on Ezra 6:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Ezra 6:5

Biblical Context

Ezra 6:5 describes restoring sacred vessels to the temple. Neville would read this as returning your inner faculties to the sanctified center of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 6:5 is not merely a historical command about vessels; it is a parable for how you govern the temple of your own mind. The golden and silver vessels symbolize the enduring qualities of true worship—faith, peace, gratitude, discernment—kept in the sanctuary of awareness. Babylon represents the ego’s exile into the senses, the drift away from the I AM that you are. The instruction to restore them to Jerusalem is a directive to reclaim a sanctified state within your consciousness. Each vessel reestablished is a thought radiance aligned with the I AM, a reminder that you are the house of God, not its visitor. Holiness is not a distant temple but a present condition enacted by inner decision. The act of imagining these vessels in their rightful place is itself renewal—a new creation arising from awareness. When you are disciplined in this inner order, you separate sacred faculties from passing noise, and your inner space becomes a true sanctuary. The restoration completes the moment you claim your mind as God’s house and live from that truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the golden and silver vessels being carried back, each one finding its place in your inner temple. Then, declare softly, I AM the house of God; I restore these vessels now by my assumption.