Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 6:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 6 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)

2That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

3And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

4Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

5Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

6Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

7And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

Nehemiah 6:1-8

Biblical Context

As his wall nears completion, Nehemiah faces plots and rumors. He refuses to come down, insisting the great work must continue.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that Sanballat, Tobiah, and the others are not outside powers so much as pictures of inward hesitation. The envy and the open letter are thought-forms sent into your consciousness to tempt you to abandon your project. When Nehemiah says, 'I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down,' he speaks for your I AM—the steadfast awareness that holds the vision intact while appearances shout otherwise. The walls you build in your mind are your corrected dispositions, your boundaries, your unshakable aim. The lack of doors at that moment signifies that your outer form is not yet manifest, yet your inner gate remains shut to fear and to rumor. Your job is to keep the state of consciousness that sees the end from the beginning, to answer the mental emissaries with the faith that the work is sacred and already accomplished in imagination. As you persist, the imagined wall becomes your realized condition, and the attack recedes into the background.

Practice This Now

Assume the work is complete in your mind and feel the finishing touch as if it already is; repeat, 'I stay with my great work, and nothing shall hinder it.'