Neville Goddard on Ezra 8:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 8 in context

Scripture Focus

17And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.

18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;

Ezra 8:17-18

Biblical Context

Ezra 8:17-18 describes sending messengers to Casiphia to recruit ministers for the house of God, and notes that God’s hand provides a man of understanding and his company.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra 8:17-18 becomes a map of your inner administration. The 'I sent them' is the I AM within you commanding the right ministers to arise—discernment, wisdom, memory, courage, devotion—for the true worship of your life. Casiphia and the Nethinims are your quiet inner departments, the places where you inquire and align your faculties. The 'good hand of our God' upon us is the living sense of Providence animating your thoughts and choices. A 'man of understanding' from Levi is the awakened faculty of understanding that governs the temple; Sherebiah and his eighteen are the many cooperative faculties harmonizing in service. The story teaches that unity in worship begins with a clear inner command and gratitude for this divine ordering. Your present consciousness already houses these ministers; you need only assume their presence and feel the reality of their work, and the outer world will reflect the inner arrangement.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit in stillness and declare, 'The right ministers are here now to serve the house of my God.' Then feel their harmony filling your temple as guidance crystallizes.