Inner Peace Between Two Kings
1 Kings 22:1-2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse records three years of peace between Syria and Israel, and in the third year Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, travels to visit the king of Israel.
Neville's Inner Vision
Two nations at peace do not fight; they have merely learned to listen. In Neville’s reading, the war is a picture of inner resistance—once two opposed drives within you cease to press, the mind enters a quiet alliance. The three years of peace signify a sustained state of inner concord you can claim now. The third year arrives as a deliberate act of communion: Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah—the symbol of faith, order, and the I AM—descends to meet the king of Israel, the outward self. Their encounter is not conquest but covenant; it is the I AM acknowledging the outward mind, and the outward mind consenting to the governing presence within. When you accept that your kingdom consists of both 'Israel' and 'Syria' and still choose harmony, you align your thoughts with the Kingdom of God. External events then follow not from struggle but from inner recognition: your decisions reflect the one authority you truly are. In this light, peace is not a chance occurrence but a state of consciousness you can deliberately hold and renew.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare, 'There is peace between the parts of my mind.' Then in your imagination, have Jehoshaphat arrive and greet the king of Israel, sealing a covenant of collaboration.
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