Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 1:43-50 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

46And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

47And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

48And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

49And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

50And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

1 Chronicles 1:43-50

Biblical Context

The passage lists a line of Edomite kings before Israel's monarchy, naming Bela and his successors who ruled in succession. It presents a sequence of rulers and their cities, pointing to an inner governance that exists prior to the rise of Israel within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text the kings of Edom are not distant rulers but states of consciousness that have reigned within your mind. Bela, Jobab, Husham, Hadad, Samlah, Shaul, Baalhanan—each name marks a pattern of thought or belief that held sway before the higher sovereignty of Israel, the I AM, could reign. When one king dies, another takes the throne, illustrating belief’s shifting authority in the inner world. The cities and lands symbolize places you have believed your thoughts to occupy; the field of Moab and the river-reaches reflect currents of feeling through which these beliefs move. Your true governance is not in the outside chronicle but in the inner memory of God in you. See that the Edomite throne exists to be revised by your imagination; you are the I AM here, now, and you may welcome the undivided kingship of God by assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled and ruling from quiet awareness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I AM the ruler of this mind now. Then revise the old kings by imagining their thrones dissolving and the I AM seated on the throne, feeling unwavering sovereignty in your chest.