Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 5:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 5 in context

Scripture Focus

9And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 5:9-10

Biblical Context

The verses describe Reuben dwelling eastward from the Euphrates into the wilderness, with cattle multiplying in the land of Gilead, followed by Saul-era conflicts with the Hagarites in the eastern land of Gilead.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scriptural scene, the eastward shore is your expanding state of consciousness. The abundance of cattle in Gilead signifies prosperous thoughts multiplying within your mind when you hold attention on your desired state. The wilderness at the entering in marks the moment you leave the cramped familiarity of old beliefs and step into the creative, unfenced space of imagination. The days of Saul symbolize the ego-driven challenges that arise as you test your new inner rule; they are experienced not as distant events but as movements within your own I AM, the continual presence of awareness. The Hagarites are restless thoughts that threaten to overrun your settled inner camp, yet you dwell in the east land of Gilead by choosing to inhabit and identify with the prosperous state. Prosperity, then, is a present occupation of consciousness; by tending to this inner land, your outer circumstances gradually reflect the inner sovereignty you have claimed.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume you are already dwelling in the eastward land of Gilead, feeling abundant and secure; when fear arises, revise with the steady assertion that I AM is present here and now.