Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 11:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 11 in context

Scripture Focus

3Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

4And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;

5And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

Nehemiah 11:3-6

Biblical Context

The passage lists the chiefs and residents of Jerusalem and Judah, and records that 468 valiant men of Perez dwelt there.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Jerusalem as the seat of awareness—the I AM you carry now. The chiefs dwelling there are your ruling thoughts, the inner authorities deciding where you live in imagination. The surrounding cities and the named families point to streams of faculty within you—memory, discernment, loyalty, courage. To have 468 valiant men dwelling in Jerusalem is the symbolic measure of the disciplined thoughts and imaginal acts you can marshal toward a single purpose. This listing is a map, not of geography, but of inner alignment: you choose which parts of your being inhabit your central city and which remain in the outskirts. The presence of God in this reading is the steady assurance that your I AM is active, directing every line of your inner script. When you treat your inner Jerusalem as occupied by worthy, valiant citizens, you set in motion the reality you desire.

Practice This Now

Sit, close eyes, and assume you are the chief of the province dwelling in Jerusalem, with all your faculties in their proper places; feel the I AM reign and revise any doubt by affirming 'There is only I AM'.