Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 1:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

2That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.

3And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

5And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

6Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.

7We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

8Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

9But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

10Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

11O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Nehemiah 1:1-11

Biblical Context

Nehemiah hears of Jerusalem's ruin, weeps and prays, and confesses collective sin, seeking mercy and covenant fidelity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as an inner drama: the ruined city stands for your scattered thoughts and broken habits. When Nehemiah sits down, weeps, fasts, and prays, he is not recalling a past event but shifting his awareness into the I AM that orders creation. The great and terrible God who keeps covenant is the steadfast I AM within you; notice that he pleads for mercy in the sight of this man—the inner you who plays the cupbearer to your life. The call to remember the word, to turn unto me, and to keep commandments is your inner decision to realign your attention, feelings, and actions with a flawless standard. As you turn, your inner reality begins to rebuild the wall: fear, doubt, and remorse drop away as gates are restored. Your confession of sin is simply acknowledging misalignment, not guilt; your prayer is a directive to your inner I AM to hear you and prosper you. The moment you anchor in that inner agreement, the city of your consciousness rises into order.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and revise the scene by affirming I AM as governor of your life; see the inner walls rise, gates reopen, and feel the prosperity of restored consciousness as real.