Neville Goddard on Haggai 1:1-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

2Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built.

3Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

4Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

5Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

9Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

10Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

11And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

12Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.

13Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.

14And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,

15In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Haggai 1:1-15

Biblical Context

God speaks to Zerubbabel and Joshua, urging them to rebuild the LORD’s house. The people neglect the temple, suffer drought and lack until they obey and begin the work, with God stirring their spirits.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this story the temple is not a pile of stones but the state of your consciousness. The complaint 'the time is not come' mirrors a mind that postpones true worship. 'Consider your ways' is a grace note pointing you to audit your inner life—where you seek life apart from the divine presence. You sow much and reap little because you decorate your own houses while the house of God lies waste; this is the drought of the soul. The mountain climb to bring wood is an invitation to ascend in imagination to supply the spiritual substance with which you build. When you obey the LORD and accept, 'I am with you,' the Spirit stirs—your energy, faith, and resolve align, and you move to build the inner temple. The outside becomes a reflection of this inner alignment: dew returns, fruit ripens, and life glows with the presence you have chosen to acknowledge.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, I am rebuilding the temple of God within me now. Imagine clearing mental clutter, lighting the inner room with gratitude, and feeling the presence of God rise in your life.