Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 8:29-40 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 8 in context

Scripture Focus

29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,

31And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

32And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

33And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

34And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.

35And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

36And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

37And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.

39And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

40And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 8:29-40

Biblical Context

The passage lists the genealogical line from Gibeon to Benjamin, naming fathers and sons and tracing generations that form the tribe's memory.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this compilation of names, I hear a soft reminder that the chapters of a nation are mirrors of the chapters within my own mind. The father of Gibeon and his wife Maachah mark the present I AM, the awareness that holds image and life together; the long list of Abdon, Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, and the rest are not merely ancestral lines but states of consciousness that recur in my inner field. Each 'begat' is a movement of thought that shapes my world: a memory, a choice, a loyalty, a fear, a courage. When I encounter 'mighty men of valour,' I am invited to awaken the buried strength of attention, to marshal it by choosing what to attend to. The genealogies culminate in a present moment where all generations converge; God is not distant but the I AM that witnesses each return of thought and turns it toward unity. By treating the entire roster as my inner community, I align with the one current of life that unifies past, present, and future. In this light, the outward list becomes an inward map of harmony and purposeful action.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are the root of your present disposition, the founder of your own line. Say, 'From this moment I align with the I AM; my past lineages serve this present strength; feel it as real.'