Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 2:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 2 in context

Scripture Focus

8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

Nehemiah 2:8

Biblical Context

Nehemiah asks for timber through a letter and is granted it by the king, because the hand of God is with him. The outward event mirrors an inner provision: God’s guidance animates favorable circumstances.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe how Nehemiah’s letter and timber symbolize your own inner decree. In Neville's psychology, the king's grant is the assurance of your I AM, the inner governor of all your affairs. The keeper of the forest is not an external officer but the receptive faculty of your mind, the state of consciousness that says yes to life. The timber, beams, gates, and walls are the goals you intend to build within your world; the house you shall enter into is the fulfillment you will inhabit. When the good hand of God rests upon me, it is the inner confirmation that you have already been supplied. The outer world responds to the inner, because imagination creates reality. So you do not seek permission from without; you awaken to your own capacity to decree. The moment you align your feeling with your desire and refuse doubt, you discover that Providence appears as if by an official grant.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the wish fulfilled: I AM the ruler of my life. See the letter arriving, the timber being cut, the gates rising, and feel the reality now.