Inner Lineage, Inner Kingdom

1 Chronicles 8:8-13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 8 in context

Scripture Focus

8And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
9And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,
10And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers.
11And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.
12The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
13Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
1 Chronicles 8:8-13

Biblical Context

Shaharaim's line in Moab records his children and the towns they and their descendants built, marking leadership lines. It also notes how they displaced the inhabitants of Gath, signaling triumph over a former rival.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the text is not a family roll; it is a map of the inner self. Moab stands for a country of allure and attachment, a mental territory where tendencies dwell in the night of thought. Shaharaim, with wives and sons, becomes the I AM’s act of structuring consciousness: the decision to establish new states of awareness within the mind. Each named son—Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcham, Jeuz, Shachia, Mirma—echoes distinct faculties or habits you now cultivate to govern your inner tribe. The sons who head the fathers symbolize conscious leaders aligning your traits with a unified purpose. The phrase 'built Ono and Lod' suggests you are erecting inner towns—habits of thought and quiet regions of feeling that support action in daily life. 'Beriah and Shema' as leaders of the inhabitants of Aijalon remind you that a settled mind, too, drives away the old inhabitants—Gath—fear, doubt, and old patterns that no longer serve your aim. Providence and guidance appear as a quiet ordering of your internal geography, where you, through imagination and self-command, reconstitute a life that mirrors harmony and unity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the feeling that your inner country is reorganized—Ono and Lod restored as peaceful towns. Imagine driving out the old inhabitants of Gath—fear, doubt, and old limits—and let the sense of Providence govern your thoughts.

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