Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 20:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 20 in context

Scripture Focus

6And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot and he also was the son of the giant.

1 Chronicles 20:6

Biblical Context

The verse describes another war at Gath with a giant of great stature whose twenty-four digits symbolize an overwhelming obstacle; it points to perseverance in the face of daunting opposition.

Neville's Inner Vision

Even in this chronicle, the giant is not a distant man alone but a state of consciousness that has grown large in fear and insistence. The 'war at Gath' is the inner clash where a belief in limitation shows up as a formidable though unseen opposed. The man of great stature, with twenty-four digits, stands for a totalizing pattern of thought—every limb of perception paralyzed by the sense 'more is at stake' and 'I cannot win.' Neville would have you see that such a foe is not out there to be conquered, but within, as a memory or habit you have permitted to stand between you and your desired state. The I AM, your essential awareness, is always the king who can revise this scene. By recognizing that the digits are merely thoughts, you can diminish their power by turning your attention inward, affirming that you are already complete and free in God. When you imagine yourself victorious, you do not fight the giant but awaken to the fact that the giant is merely a story your consciousness has rehearsed. The felt reality of your desired outcome follows from the inner conviction that you are the I AM, and you set the stage for the outer event to reflect it.