Neville Goddard on Ezra 9:7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 9 in context

Scripture Focus

7Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.

Ezra 9:7

Biblical Context

Ezra 9:7 speaks of a long history of trespass and punishment, shown as present conditions of exile and shame. It frames these inner judgments as the current fruit of past choices.

Neville's Inner Vision

Read as a psychological map, the verse reveals that the 'great trespass' is not a dated crime but a persistent inner belief. The 'days of our fathers' points to generations of thought that identify with lack, danger, and punishment; the 'kings of the lands' are the egoic powers—fear, guilt, doubt—claiming authority over your inner kingdom. The sword, captivity, spoil, and confusion of face are the dramatic results you experience when you imagine yourself apart from your Source. The final clause, 'as it is this day,' places the scene in your present consciousness, inviting you to awaken. Neville teaches that you are not insulting history but shifting your state of awareness. By assuming the I AM now—the unconditioned awareness that you are—these outer pictures begin to dissolve. Revision replaces destruction with restoration. Feel the reality of sovereignty, forgiveness, and inner peace as your new baseline. Let the past trespasses be acknowledged without identification, and choose to inhabit a consciousness in which the inner kingdom is your only reality.