Burning False Gods Within
1 Chronicles 14:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Chronicles 14 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David commanded to burn the gods they had left behind. The act stands as a symbolic purge of idolatry from their camp.
Neville's Inner Vision
All that is called a god in Chronicles is nothing but a state of consciousness clothed in outward form. When they left their gods there, the inner takeaway is clear: belief structures become outward objects only because we have assumed they rule. David’s command to burn them is the inner instruction to purify consciousness by destroying the image that has given power to fear, pride, or limitation. In this light, the places, people, and events are not chapters of history but movements within your own awareness. The fire is not punishment but the flame of discrimination—an inner decision that the one I AM alone governs. By refusing to feed the idol, you accelerate its demise and invite true worship: alignment with the living presence within, the I AM, whose unchanging fire burns away what is false. The result is obedience not to law or ritual but to truth grown luminous in the heart. When you revision your inner theater, you can know the moment you realize you are the sovereign consciousness, and idols dissolve into light.
Practice This Now
Practice: Close your eyes, breathe slowly, and assume the I AM as your unwavering ruler. See a symbolic fire consume any idol you recognize in your mind, revise it with I AM presence, and feel that only your inner presence remains.
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