Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 25:20-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 25 in context

Scripture Focus

20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

31The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.

1 Chronicles 25:20-31

Biblical Context

The passage lists consecutive assignments of twelve for each leader and family, showing an orderly, cyclical allocation of tasks among the clans. It presents a rhythm of service and alignment rather than random duty.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the text does not tell us of dull records, but of a solar order within you. The thirteenth to Shubael, the fourteenth to Mattithiah, and so on—these are not merely names to memorize; they are twelvefold strata of your own consciousness, ready to be employed. You, the I AM, appoint your thoughts, your feelings, your purposes, and your allied faculties—the sons and the brethren—into twelve quiet ministries, each serving a single end. When you keep faith with this inner order, you close the loop of time; you complete a cycle and awaken to the unity of the parts. The repetition of twelve signals wholeness, the right relation among aspects of self: obedience means remaining loyal to the imagined state with faithfulness. Your family, work, and community unfold from this inner governance, not from outside coercion. Imagination is the awakener; it is the power by which inner scenes become outward form. By assenting to this twelvefold arrangement, you align with your true I AM and watch circumstances respond in kind.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, declare within, 'I assign twelve inner faculties now to serve a single aim.' Visualize each brethren as a facet of mind aligning with sons toward the goal, and feel the success already present as real.