Neville Goddard on Ezra 9:7-8 - 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.

8And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

Ezra 9:7-8

Biblical Context

Ezra confesses a long history of trespass and punishment due to iniquity. Yet a brief space of grace grants a remnant and a nail in the holy place to bring light and revival.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ezra’s words invite us to read the trespass not as history in time but as a state of consciousness we have accepted. The days of our fathers symbolize inherited patterns of limitation we have consented to, and the kings, priests, and lands are the inner authorities we have let rule our awareness. The sword, captivity, spoil, and confusion of face enact the inner movements of fear, doubt, and forgetfulness that press upon us. Yet, for a little space grace hath been shown from the LORD our God: grace here is not a distant gift but a subtle shift in consciousness, a widening of the I AM within. To leave us a remnant to escape means an inner spark remains, a remnant ready to choose a new state. And to give us a nail in his holy place is to fix a point of identity in the temple of mind, through which light can enter. So light is shed on our eyes and a little reviving comes in the bondage of belief. The practical stance is to assume the end as already true, revise the present scene with that conviction, and feel the relief as real.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner truth: grace has left me a nail in the holy place, a fixed point of light. Feel the eyes light up and revival flow through my being, as if already done.