Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 9:16-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 9 in context

Scripture Focus

16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

18Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;

19Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.

Nehemiah 9:16-19

Biblical Context

Nehemiah 9:16-19 recounts Israel's rebellion and God's steadfast mercy, showing how guidance persists even amid idolatry. The text affirms that mercy remains, leading through wilderness and misstep.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene as a script of your own consciousness. The 'they' who refused obedience are not others but stubborn habits of thought clinging to a forbidden image. In you, the neck can stiffen when you resist the inner commandments of your I AM—yet the 'God' of the passage is your own readiness to pardon. He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, a great kindness that never abandons the traveler in the wilderness of belief. The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night are the steady movements of awareness that illuminate your way, even when you imagine you are lost. The molten calf stands for a created image that you trust instead of truth, a return to bondage in spirit. But in manifold mercies you are not forsaken; your inner light persists, showing the way back to freedom. The act you practice now is to revise your memory into the present reality of mercy: God’s loving awareness supports you, and you are loyal to that covenant in every moment.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place your hand on your heart, and revise the memory: I am forgiven now; the guiding cloud and fire lead me right where I choose to go. Feel the relief and certainty as if the mercy you seek is already present.