Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 17:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

7Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:

8And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

9Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,

10And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

1 Chronicles 17:7-10

Biblical Context

David is reminded that God pulled him from the sheepcote to rule Israel; God has been with him, will plant Israel in a fixed place, subdue enemies, and build him an enduring house.

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s ascent is a symbol for your own ascent in consciousness. The LORD is not a distant sky but your I AM, addressing a state of awareness that has chosen to rule. You are called from the sheepcote—the old story of limitation—to govern your inner Israel, your ordered state of consciousness. The assurance 'I have been with thee' is the promise that your awareness accompanies every move; there is no moment when you stand outside the divine. To 'plant them' and 'give them a place' is to fix a region of consciousness—an inner dwelling that cannot be moved by changing appearances. 'Subdue all thine enemies' means you overcome fear, doubt, and lack by embodying the end you seek. And 'the LORD will build thee a house' signifies the construction of a durable inner structure from your manifested faith, not from luck. Your practice is simple: accept the end as already true, feel the reality of your kingship in God, and let your imagination work to make that inner kingdom tangible in your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: 'I am the ruler over my inner Israel, planted and unmoved by world conditions.' Then, feel the assurance as though it is happening now; let the I AM build the house in you by your unwavering belief.