Neville Goddard on Ezra 9:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 9 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

9For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

Ezra 9:8-9

Biblical Context

The LORD grants a small space of grace to preserve a remnant and to revive them, anchoring a sacred place within. Mercy remains active and never forsakes them, even in bondage.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment of scripture, the 'little space' is not a place in time but a shift in consciousness where attention becomes satisfied with the I AM. The remnant is the steadfast I within you, the nail in the holy place—an unmovable point where light can enter and illuminate your eyes. Bondage appears as limitation born of fear, but the mercy of your God is the generous mood of your own awareness that does not abandon you to absence. When you imagine that grace as a current of liveliness flowing through you, you are not pleading with an external king; you are aligning with the inner kingship that your awareness already knows. The revival described is the awakening of inner sight, the rebuilding of your inner sanctuary, and the setting of a protective wall around your true Judah and Jerusalem—the zones of your mind where you are fully conscious of your worth and power. So rest in the conviction that mercy is your present state of consciousness, always accessible through the act of assumed being and felt as light lifting your eyes.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and, in one breath, assume 'I am free, restored, and at peace now.' See a nail of light anchoring in the inner temple and feel revival flowing through your eyes and heart.