Inner Decree Return and Covenant
Ezra 7:13-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezra 7 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ezra 7:13-14 records a royal decree inviting those of Israel who freely choose to go to Jerusalem. Ezra is sent with royal authorization to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of God in hand.
Neville's Inner Vision
This text teaches that the outer decree mirrors your inner state. The king and his seven counselors stand as the seven faculties of mind aligning to permit movement from exile to home. The decree itself that all Israel, priests, and Levites, who will freely go up, reveals that authority comes not from fear but from a settled decision backed by inner law. When you read 'to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand,' you hear the promise that awareness itself carries the blueprint. The exile is your present condition, the return is your remembered self in alignment with God the I AM that you are. The freewill to go upward indicates you may choose to return whenever you align with the truth written in your heart. The process is not outside you but within; the decree is a revision of your assumptions, a calling forth of faithfulness to the covenant you keep with your God-state. Trust that your inner authorities support the journey home and that inquiry is the act of looking within to confirm what is already true.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe into the premise 'I am returning to Zion now,' and feel the inner decree take hold as reality. Revise any doubt by affirming, 'The law of God in my hand guides my steps.'
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