Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 10:5-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 10 in context

Scripture Focus

5And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

9And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

10And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Chronicles 10:5-11

Biblical Context

Rehoboam asks for guidance on how to answer the people; the old advisers urge kindness, while the younger circle urges a harsher yoke. He follows the younger counsel and promises a heavier burden.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater of your life, the throne is a state of consciousness. The old men are the stable, loving faculties—the I AM in its quiet wisdom—urging a gentle, workable rule. The young men are the restless ego, craving display and domination. When you heed the youth, you impose pain on the inner kingdom and externalize it as oppressive conditions. True authority, as Neville teaches, is not coercion but the alignment of imagination with mercy. The three-day pause is a sacred pause in consciousness, a moment to let the inner counsel form a wiser decree rather than reacting from fear. The boastful line about the “little finger” becomes a symbol of ego’s urge to outshine the past; you reinterpret it as the power of your I AM used for upliftment, not punishment. Rewrite the decree in your inner realm: “My authority is light, my rule serves, and my yoke is easy.” When you rest in that I AM, outer conditions soften to reflect your inner sovereignty.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe three times, and imagine sitting on your inner throne. Hear the elder counsel softly affirm a light, merciful rule, then revise your state to a loving authority—feel it real as already true.