Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 4:28-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

28And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

29And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

32And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

33And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

1 Chronicles 4:28-33

Biblical Context

The passage lists Simeon’s cities and their surrounding villages, showing orderly settlement under David. It marks a steady geographic and familial mapping within the kingdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Listen to the inner geography. The names are states of consciousness rather than places on a map. Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual—each stands for a disposition you have claimed and tended within your mind; Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad continue the line of attention you maintain. The villages Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, Ashan are the surrounding thoughts that circle your core perception. The reign of David represents the one Life, the I AM, which orders and unites these centers into a single kingdom. When you live from this inner king—when your awareness holds steady—these settlements endure; you do not scatter your focus, you govern. In Neville’s practice, the kingdom of God is not a future event but the present arrangement of consciousness you inhabit by choice. Each city is a habit of feeling, each village a memory motif you keep in your field of vision as you move through your day. The greater truth: your inner map is real in you because you imagine it so, and imagining it births the life you call real.

Practice This Now

Practice the assumption: you are the ruler of your inner territory. Close your eyes, name one city—Beersheba—in your mind, feel a settled peace there, and let that feeling spread until all thoughts align with that single king.