Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 1:43-54 - 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.

51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,

52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.

1 Chronicles 1:43-54

Biblical Context

These verses catalog Edom's rulers in sequence, naming leaders and their cities before Israel's monarchy arose. They map an interior ladder of authority before the higher self asserts sovereignty.

Neville's Inner Vision

These names and cities are not history but your inner landscape. Bela, Jobab, Husham, Hadad, Samlah, Shaul, Baalhanan—the rulers named here stand for beliefs, habits, and moods you have allowed to govern your mind before your full realization of the I AM within. The dukes Timnah, Aliah, Jetheth, Aholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, Iram—map the many departments of thought: memory, pride, fear, appetite, longing, and story. Before Israel—your higher self—claims sovereignty, these rulers sit on the throne of attention. Neville's method invites you to revise their authority by assuming a new inner state: the I AM awake and ruling. When you consciously take that state as yours, you begin to see ordinary life rearrange itself to fit your inner sovereignty. The kingdom exists within, not without; the moment you feel yourself as king, your outer world shifts to reflect it.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe slowly, and imagine a throne within your chest where you, the I AM, sit as king. Repeat: I am the I AM; I reign now until the sense of sovereignty saturates your being.