Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 19:13-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

14So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

15And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

16And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

18But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

19And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

1 Chronicles 19:13-19

Biblical Context

1 Chronicles 19:13-19 portrays leaders urging courage and bold defense for their people, trusting the LORD to bless what is done; the battle turns, and peace follows as enemies withdraw.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your present state is the army and the land. The call to courage is a call to awareness: you, the I AM, standing in your inner city, resolve to be valiant in spirit, not by force but by conviction that the Lord acts through your consciousness. When you assume the posture of confidence—Joab and the people moving toward their challenges—you watch the outer scene respond to the inner shift. The fleeing enemies are the old fears that retreat when your mind holds a clear scene of divine government. Abishai and David are your integrated faculties gathering in the mind’s Jordan, crossing into new territory of peace. As you declare and hold this integrated state, the battles set in array, and the power of your inner sight dispatches the opposition. Eventually the Syrians' defeat becomes a sign that your inner allegiance to God has established a lasting harmony; the former foes become servants of your realized state, and harmony replaces conflict.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the present victory; feel the I AM within you steadying the mind, and revise the scene so courage rules your cities and peace follows.