Inner Kings: Idolatrous Reign

1 Kings 22:51-53 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Kings 22 in context

Scripture Focus

51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
52And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
53For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
1 Kings 22:51-53

Biblical Context

Ahaziah began to reign in Samaria for two years. He did evil, following the patterns of his father, his mother, and Jeroboam, worshipping Baal and provoking the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ahaziah’s two-year reign is not a mere historical note, but a symbol of a mental season in which old idols govern the life. In this inner drama, Baal stands for the appetite for control, for wanting to mold life by worn rituals rather than by the I AM. The father, the mother, and Jeroboam point to inherited patterns—habits of belief that determine how the inner king rules. When such patterns rule, the outer world speaks of 'evil' or 'anger' as if reality were marching to the beat of idols. Yet the Lord God of Israel—the awareness behind all scenes—remains present, inviting a shift. To turn this brief reign into awakening, you must revise the inner ruler: claim the I AM as your sole governor. Repeat the assumption that you are the I AM, and let that awareness occupy the throne. As you feel the truth of your own divinity, the idol worship loses its traction and the so-called enemies of your peace dissolve. The reign then extends beyond two years, becoming a continuous sovereignty grounded in the single fact: you are the living I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and revise by declaring 'I am the I AM' ruling my inner kingdom. See idols as beliefs that can be dissolved by this felt sense; feel it real.

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