Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 1:2-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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 1:2-11

Biblical Context

Nehemiah learns of the remnant's affliction in Jerusalem. He weeps, fasts, and prays before the God of heaven, confessing sins and seeking mercy to restore the covenant people.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Nehemiah, the outer report of a fallen city becomes the inward weather of your consciousness. The walls are the boundaries of your current beliefs; the gates burned by fire are the openings where fear enters. When Nehemiah sits down and weeps, that is the moment you acknowledge a neglected possibility—something you believed about yourself that is now in distress. The prayer to the great and terrible God—your I AM who keeps covenant and mercy—is your decision to align with the truth you already are. The appeal that your ears be attentive, that day and night you pray, is the discipline of steady imaginative activity. Confession of sins is not guilt but revision: you own thoughts you have entertained that separated you from your divine source, and you refuse to remain in that script. If you turn unto the divine commandments, you claim the return of your energy from dispersion into unity. Your people and your power are redeemed by a strong hand, and your present life is favored as you persist in this inner turning.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of the rebuilt inner city. Feel the walls rising, gates restored, and know you are heard by the I AM as you revise belief and feel it real.