Neville Goddard on Ezra 7:11-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 7 in context

Scripture Focus

11Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

13I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

14Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;

15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

16And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

17That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

18And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.

19The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

20And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.

Ezra 7:11-20

Biblical Context

Ezra 7:11-20 describes a royal decree that empowers Israelites and priests to return to Jerusalem with offerings, vessels, and guidance to rebuild the temple according to God's law.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the decree as a map drawn within you. Artaxerxes is the voice of your higher mind, the king of kings whose perfect peace accompanies a decisive, willing heart. The call to go up to Jerusalem is your ascent of consciousness, leaving Babylon’s chatter to attend the inner temple. The silver and gold, the animals and vessels, are not coins and furniture but the energy, thoughts, and faculties you consecrate for the service of the God of your awareness. When the letter says to carry these things to the house of God, it speaks of drawing sustenance from the king’s treasury within—the boundless I AM that always supplies when you align with divine law. The instruction to do what seems good to you and to your brethren is your invitation to act from inner certainty, not fear. Thus the outer affairs reflect the inner decree: your will, unified with God, builds a temple in consciousness. Your task is to hold that vision and live from the assumption that the temple already exists in your mind.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: close your eyes and assume the role of Ezra within your mind, invoking the I AM as king of kings. See yourself gathering silver and gold as thoughts and feelings and offering them to the temple, feeling the peace of the decree and the certainty that supply follows alignment with divine law.