Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 4:19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 4 in context

Scripture Focus

19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

Nehemiah 4:19

Biblical Context

Nehemiah speaks to nobles, rulers, and the rest of the people about a great task and notes that they are spread along the wall. The passage hints that unity arises when a shared purpose supersedes physical separation.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this verse is not a history lesson but a pointer to the state of your own consciousness. The 'work' is the pressing task of your present inner life; the 'nobles' and 'rulers' are your higher and lower faculties, the inner authorities you must align. The distance 'one far from another' reveals a mind divided by fear, doubt, or negation. Yet Nehemiah does not lament; he speaks from the I AM that is aware of the task and declares it substantial. When you accept that the work is already great within you, you stop pulling toward separate outcomes. Instead you sit in the feeling of unity, assuming that all parts of your psyche are enlisted in the same mission. As you persist in this assumption, the imagined 'wall' becomes your outer result: a life where cooperation, resolve, and steady effort flow as one living organism. The inner trumpet call of alignment dissolves the sense of distance and makes your shared purpose manifest.

Practice This Now

Close the eyes and assume, 'We are one team in this work; I am united with every part of me and with others toward the same goal.' Feel it-real by repeating and living from that unity for a few breaths.