Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 1:9-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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 1:9-11

Biblical Context

Nehemiah 1:9-11 speaks of turning back to God, obeying His commands, and the promise to gather the dispersed. Nehemiah asks for mercy as he stands in a humble position.

Neville's Inner Vision

Turn unto me, inner I AM, and you turn your entire consciousness toward the God of your being. When you keep the inner commandments—the steady obedience to the principle of love, integrity, and faith—your scattered thoughts are gathered into the center. Though you may feel cast out to the uttermost parts of the heaven of your mind, the I AM will draw you back to the place where it has set its name—the precise state of awareness you consistently inhabit. The 'servants and thy people' are the faculties and desires inside you; they are redeemed by your own great power when you refuse to identify with lack and limitation. Let the Lord's ear be attentive to your petition, for your inner self is listening, and the inner wind of prosperity answers in kind. You stand as Nehemiah—the outer function (cupbearer) serving the king—yet your true identity is the one who commands this inner restoration. The invitation is to live from the covenant inside, and the outer world will reflect the inner unity and abundant life that already exists in your consciousness.