Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 11:25-40 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

25And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

26And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

27And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

28And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

29And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

30And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

31And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

32(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.

34Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:

35But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.

36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

37And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

39And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.

40Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

1 Kings 11:25-40

Biblical Context

Jeroboam rebels against Solomon, and Ahijah's sign foretells the kingdom's division due to Israel's idolatry. The passage frames a turning point where loyalty and worship decide the inner and outer order.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, Jeroboam is not a mere man but a state of consciousness that desires autonomy from the whole. The kingdom is my inner dominion—my thoughts, beliefs, and feelings. When Solomon's people forsake the Lord and worship other gods, I recognize that a portion of my consciousness has turned from the I AM and demands its own rule. The torn garment Ahijah holds is the symbol of a mental rent—an old pattern I am ready to cast away. The ten pieces represent the many tendencies that would divide my life, yet the prophecy assures that one tribe remains, a light of David in Jerusalem, showing that the inner light can endure if I walk in the ways aligned with God. If I hearken to the divine commands and keep the statutes of my inner David, I will have the Lord with me and a secure house in my mind. Jeroboam’s flight to Egypt is a retreat into fear; the cure is to turn again to I AM, to revise the scene until unity is restored within my consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling: I AM the King of this inner kingdom; there is no division in my consciousness. Spend a few minutes in quiet, revising the scene until unity feels real.