Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 10:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 10 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

3And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

4Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

2 Chronicles 10:1-4

Biblical Context

Rehoboam goes to Shechem to be made king; Jeroboam returns from Egypt; the people ask him to lighten their heavy yoke and serve him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the event is not 'out there' but within your own mind. Rehoboam represents your current assumption of kingship, Jeroboam the inner voice of possible rebellion, and the people's request for ease a symbol of your desire to loosen a heavy belief. When you 'go to Shechem,' you go to the center, the place where you decide who you will be in your inner kingdom. The 'yoke' is the felt burden of old stories you carry as if true. The moment you listen to the demand to ease it and say 'Yes, ease the burden' without revising your rock-solid assumption, you invite conflict. Neville's method says: rather than negotiating with appearances, revise the belief that the burden is necessary. Change your state, not the outer condition. In the inward hearing, you allow the I AM, your true self, to decree a new yoke: one of peace, clarity, and effortless governance. Your imagination is the throne room; the events in the waking world align to manifest your inner decree.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe to the heart center, and assume you are seated on the throne of your mind. Repeat: 'I AM free; I ease every burden now,' and feel the weight dissolve in your awareness.