Inner Reign of the I AM

1 Kings 16:28-30 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Kings 16 in context

Scripture Focus

28So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
29And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
30And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
1 Kings 16:28-30

Biblical Context

Omri dies and Ahab begins to reign in Samaria for twenty-two years. The verse notes that Ahab did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the seeker, Ahab is your egoic state that has enthroned itself by clinging to outward power, while Omri's fading marks the dying of a lesser consciousness. The inner kingdom, Samaria, is where you must enthrone the I AM. When the ego 'does evil in the sight of the LORD,' it is simply the misalignment of action with the divine standard—the inner standard you are, and always are, in the moment. The cure is not reform of the outer world but the revision of belief: declare that you, the I AM, reign now. Assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled: that the inner king rules your thoughts, desires, and decisions. In that assumption, the old ruler dissolves and a more harmonious life emerges, not by conquest but by the clarity of your awareness. You awaken to the truth that the 'twenty-two years' are the length of a state; you can end it by the simple faith that the I AM is king.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare: I am the I AM king of my inner Samaria; I reign now over every thought as it arises. Visualize the old ruler fading away and the radiant I AM taking the throne.

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