Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 12:31-43 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 12 in context

Scripture Focus

31Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

32And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

33And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

34Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

35And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

36And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

37And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

38And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;

39And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

40So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

41And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

43Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

Nehemiah 12:31-43

Biblical Context

Two great companies of Judah are guided along the wall to give thanks, culminating in joyful worship in the house of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the inner wall of your consciousness, two great companies of Judah march as if two states of awareness are moving into harmony to offer thanks. The dung gate becomes a symbol you pass, not a place of refuge for impurity but a threshold you cross by recognizing that separation is only a dream. The trumpets and singers are your own vibrational tone: a declaration that I am, I am joyful, I am life. When you align with Ezra and the rest, you align with a sense that your world follows an inner order you have consciously established. The great sacrifices are not external offerings but the release of fear, limitation, and memory that no longer serve the Good. And when the two companies stand in the house of God, you feel that the joy is not something you earn but a fruit of consciousness—Jerusalem's joy perceived within and heard outward, altering the living atmosphere around you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are leading the two companies along your own wall; then feel the joy rise as if God has already made you rejoice; rest in that inner peace and watch your outer life reflect it.