Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 14:7-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

7Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,

8And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

9But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

10Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

11Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.

12Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.

14Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.

15For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.

16And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

1 Kings 14:7-16

Biblical Context

God warns Jeroboam that his rise to power is tainted by turning from David's faithful heart and worshiping idols, promising judgment on his house. The passage reveals that true loyalty and obedience arise from inner alignment, not outward forms.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scene speaks to your inner life, not a distant throne. Jeroboam represents a state of consciousness that favors outward forms—groves, molten images, rituals—over the Davidic heart that follows the I AM with all its might. The words, I exalted thee, and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, reveal that outer success without inner fidelity breeds upheaval. When you cast your attention to externals as the source of peace, you dethrone the one true ruler within; you cast the divine I AM behind your back and invite a cleansing judgment in your inner world. The remedy is simple: return to the single principle, keep the commandments of your heart, and let the Davidic king reign anew. Then the inner land flourishes, the “land” aligns with its true pattern, and the so-called ruin of Jeroboam dissolves into a restored center of consciousness where the I AM governs all with tender, unwavering loyalty.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Pause, close your eyes, and assume the state of the inner king. Feel the I AM as sovereign in you; revise any idol of externals; declare, 'In me, the LORD reigns now' and let that reality flow into every aspect of your life.