Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 9:34-36 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 9 in context

Scripture Focus

34Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

35For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

36Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:

Nehemiah 9:34-36

Biblical Context

The people confess that their rulers and ancestors did not keep God's law or heed His commandments. They acknowledge they are servants in the land God gave them.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Goddard lens, Nehemiah 9:34–36 is not memory of ancient times but a mirror of your own inner kingdom. The passage says the leaders and fathers did not keep the law, and that, in the great goodness and abundance given, they still returned to wicked works. In Neville’s psychology, this is not accusation but an invitation to examine the state of consciousness that governs your life. The law you fail to keep is the inner order you have forgotten to trust; the testimonies and commandments are the immutable laws of your I AM, the awareness that stands behind every sensation and decision. When you hear 'we are servants in this land,' hear it as your present identification with limitation, rather than your true nature. The land’s fruit and plenty symbolize the external world that appears when you live from the inner richness of the I AM; yet you find yourself a servant because you have given your power away to habit and fear. The shift is possible now: return to the inner king, align with the law as consciousness, and manifest a life where service is to the divine order within. The calm that follows is the land you reclaim by inner decree.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and revise the scene by claiming, 'I am the Lord of my inner land; I keep the law in consciousness.' Feel the I AM as a living, governing presence and affirm your inward sovereignty.