Neville Goddard on Nehemiah 9:36-37 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Nehemiah 9 in context

Scripture Focus

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:

37And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Nehemiah 9:36-37

Biblical Context

The passage states that the people are currently servants in the land and under the power of kings because of their sins, and they endure great distress.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice the words: we are servants this day, and the land you gave our fathers to eat from is now our condition; we are servants in it. The outer kings are not distant rulers but mirrors of your inner state. What binds you to the land and their dominion is a belief you still hold in your consciousness. Your distress signals a mind that has forgotten its own sovereignty. The exile you feel is the moment your awareness turns away from the I AM and toward fear. Return to the one I AM within you, and the land becomes a stage for your inner power to act. When you imagine yourself free, the kings recede; your body, cattle, and possessions respond to your renewed trust in your authority. The land’s increase is the fruit of that inner decree, not a judgment imposed from without. You are not a perpetual servant, but the ruler of the scene you inhabit.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place a hand on your chest, and declare: 'I am the lord of this land; I rule by the I AM within me.' Hold that feeling until it becomes vivid and let the circumstance shift to match your inner sovereignty.