Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 7:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 7 in context

Scripture Focus

3And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.

Nehemiah 7:3

Biblical Context

Nehemiah commands that the gates of Jerusalem be kept closed until the heat of the day, with watchers in place to guard the city.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the gates as the entrances to your city of life—the thoughts you permit, the feelings you nourish. When Nehemiah speaks of not opening the gates until the sun is hot, he is signaling a period of clear, energized discernment when the light of awareness is strong enough to reveal what should enter. The watches are the states of consciousness that stand guard over every part of you: over health, wealth, relationships, and purpose. To set them over against each house is to commit to a personal alignment where every area is watched by a mental attitude that serves the whole. Bar the doors to fear, doubt, and blame; let your inner sun burn away confusion. This is not banishment but right ordering of your inner city, so that unity and stewardship arise naturally from disciplined imagination. The people become one when they practice a constant, conscious watch over their inner gates, letting only what supports the common good through.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of your wish as already real and silently station a mental watch over every life department, feeling the door open only to abundance and harmony.