Ezra's Inner Royal Decree

Ezra 7:21-24 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Ezra 7 in context

Scripture Focus

21And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
22Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.
23Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
Ezra 7:21-24

Biblical Context

Ezra 7:21–24 presents a king’s decree granting resources and protection for the temple service and exempting temple workers from tolls. It signals a harmony between outward authority and inward obedience.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your Ezra 7:21–24 is not history but a mirror of your inner state. The king’s decree reflects the outer agreement of your awareness, the I AM, to recognize and supply your temple-business with immediate power. Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, stands for your steadfast inner faculty that writes and enforces alignment with divine order. When the decree commands, ‘whatsoever Ezra shall require… shall be done speedily,’ it is your decision to trust the inner law and to revise any present lack by assuming the end from the beginning. The generous provisions—silver, wheat, wine, oil, salt—are the natural movable energies of your being released to feed the temple and nourish true worship. The clause that nothing shall be levied on the priests and Levites is the inner exemption from lack, guilt, or cultural limitation; it is the assurance that your ministers in service to the God within are not weighed by burdens but are supported by the realm. The imperative, ‘Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done,’ is the practical law of consciousness: align outer events with the inner decree, and the realm will reflect it.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and repeat, 'What God commands, I diligently fulfill.' See resources and support streaming to the temple within you, and feel the freedom of ministerial work unburdened by lack.

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