Neville Goddard on Ezra 7:21-26 - Mystical Bible 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.

25And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

26And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

Ezra 7:21-26

Biblical Context

Artaxerxes decrees support for Ezra and enforcement of the God of heaven’s law, providing resources and protection for temple work. He also authorizes magistrates to teach the law and to judge violators swiftly.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the inner king, the I AM, issuing a decree to your outer world: whatever aligns with the God of Heaven shall be done without delay. Ezra stands as the scribe of your higher law; what he asks from beyond the river is your own intention to live from divine order. The gifts mentioned - silver, grain, wine, salt - are the energies you allocate to the temple of consciousness; abundance follows when you fund right worship with attention and feeling. The prohibition on tolls for ministers means no inner function is taxed by guilt or fear when you move in harmony with the law. Now appoint magistrates and judges within your mind to govern every person who knows the laws of your God; teach them what you discern. And anyone who rejects the law of God and the law of the king is to be judged swiftly - your belief is reissued, and error is dissolved by a single, decisive revision. When you honor the God of Heaven in your every thought, your world reverberates with order, authority, and swift manifestation through your I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare: I am the God of Heaven governing this world. I decree that all I require comes to me swiftly, and I revise any sense of delay until it feels done.