Neville Goddard on Zechariah 3:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.

8Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

Zechariah 3:7-8

Biblical Context

Plain sense: If you walk in God's ways and keep His charge, you will govern your inner temple and its courts, and be given places to stand among the attending inner witnesses. Then the prophet reveals Joshua the high priest and announces the coming Branch as an inner manifestation of divine authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine Zechariah addressing your present state of consciousness. The LORD's command to walk in His ways is the call to align the entire being with the law of your I AM, the awareness that never leaves you. Joshua the high priest stands for the ruling faculty within—your disciplined imagination that tends the temple of mind. If you keep His charge, you maintain the habits of attention, faith, and integrity that let you judge the house and guard the courts of your inner world. When this inner governance is steady, I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by—the inner company of guides and witnesses who stand by your side in awareness. Then I bring forth my servant the Branch—the inner Christ who, when you are ready, manifests as realized power in your life. The Branch is not distant; it awakens as you persist in the alignment and faith that you are already the I AM living this truth.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume the feeling, I walk in Your ways and keep Your charge. See the Branch rise within and picture yourself walking freely through the inner temple, guided by those steadfast witnesses who stand by.