Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 6:12-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 6 in context

Scripture Focus

12And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

13Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

14My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

Nehemiah 6:12-14

Biblical Context

Nehemiah perceives that the prophet was hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to induce fear and cause him to sin; he recognizes this as an inner assault, not a divine message, and prays for God to judge their actions.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM lens, the so-called prophecy is not a directive from God but a projection of fear arising in the mind. The words against Nehemiah are the mind’s attempt to unsettle the state of consciousness that I am. When he perceives that God did not send the speaker, he names the scene as an inner movement, a plot of his enemies playing upon a remembered fear. The remedy is clear: revise by affirming you are the I AM and refuse to consent to thoughts that would dethrone your inner peace. See the hired messenger dissolve as you withdraw attention from the fear and reawaken the truth that you stand under a single, all-sustaining awareness. The report, the fear, and the shaming word lose their force, and you are restored to calm decisiveness. Do not battle people or events; nullify the belief that you are defined by them. Regard their works as absent from your present consciousness, and move forward from the end you desire: fearless, assured, and free.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, place a hand on your heart, and repeat, 'I AM.' Move into the feeling of complete safety and authority over your inner weather, then imagine the fearsome rumor fading to silence and your present I AM standing steady.