Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 15:16-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 15 in context

Scripture Focus

16And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

17And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

18Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

19There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

20So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

21And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

22Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

1 Kings 15:16-22

Biblical Context

War rages between Asa and Baasha; Asa seeks outer help with treasure, causing Benhadad to attack Israel, and Baasha halts Ramah; Asa then repurposes Ramah's stones to fortify Geba and Mizpah.

Neville's Inner Vision

All outward conflict in the text is but a drama of inner states. Asa's fear of Baasha is a stubborn state of mind that builds Ramah to fence in life. When I, as the I AM within, anoint a new impression with silver and gold, I am not buying time; I am shifting allegiance inside myself. The Syrian king becomes the revised idea that breaks the old league with limitation. The result—the assault on Israel and Baasha’s retreat—shows how inner revisions move the outer field. When Asa proclaims to Judah and tears down Ramah's stones to lay a new foundation at Geba and Mizpah, I witness the inner transformation: I repurpose energetic resources to create a stronger center, a new settlement within. Therefore, the practical truth is: change the inner arrangement, and the outer world follows.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, enter the I AM within, and revise a current limitation into a new inner league; feel the energy move as you reallocate your mental wealth toward a constructive outcome.