Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 6 in context

Scripture Focus

4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Chronicles 6:4-15

Biblical Context

The passage traces the priestly line from Eleazar to Jehozadak, linking temple service to an inner sense of worship and fate. It marks exile as a temporary turning away and return as the restoration of the inner kingdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Chronicles the long line of fathers and sons becomes your inner succession of states. Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Zadok—each name is a fresh state of consciousness passing the office of worship from moment to moment. The temple Solomon built is the sanctuary I imagine within me, a fixed center where imagination attests to truth. When the text notes that the priest's office was executed there, I see my attention acting as the high priest of awareness in the temple of my heart. The captivity and exile are not mere history but the sensation of distance from my own God-state; I allow that sensation to arise and pass, knowing it is a lesson, not a verdict. Jehozadak carried away by Nebuchadnezzar signals the turning inward, a voluntary surrender to inner night so that I may awaken anew. The lineage resolves in return—the LORD drawing Judah and Jerusalem back into my mind by the grace of consciousness. The Kingdom of God, then, is the inner order that appears when I keep the office of worship alive in spite of outer happenings.

Practice This Now

Sit in silence, breathe, and assume, 'I am Eleazar—heightened awareness passing the office of worship to this moment.' Then feel the inner temple solidify and declare, 'I am returned to the kingdom within me now.'