Inner Lineage of Craft

1 Chronicles 4:11-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 4 in context

Scripture Focus

11And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:11-14

Biblical Context

It records a lineage—from Chelub to Eshton to the craftsmen of Rechah—ending with the valley of Charashim, where they were artisans. It highlights vocation embedded in family lines.

Neville's Inner Vision

Do not read this as a distant ledger of births, but as a map of your inner city. Chelub's line and the fathers of Eshton, Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah become symbolic stations within you: you are the I AM gathering strands of ability and placing them along the inner valley where your life is wrought. The phrase 'they were craftsmen' points to your own capacity to shape experience—your thoughts, feelings, and choices—into living forms. The 'valley of Charashim' is an inner workshop where pains, hopes, and talents are hammered into usable form. When you accept that your present state is not fixed but a product of consciousness, you invite new lineage: the neighbors in your mind who support your craft, the Seraiah and Joab within you who oversee results and action. Your sense of unity with God— I AM—breathes through these names, transforming separation into a community of skilled faculties. Practice listening for the quiet 'I' that precedes every decision and imagines the outcome as already real. In that state, your life’s crafts awaken and the valley fills with purposeful work.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the craftsman of your life, with your inner lineage already active. In the next few minutes, dwell in the feeling that your chosen outcome is complete and real, and let that impression reshape your thoughts.

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