Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 10:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 10 in context

Scripture Focus

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?

2 Chronicles 10:8-9

Biblical Context

2 Chronicles 10:8-9 depicts a king who abandons the seasoned elders' counsel for the zeal of youth, seeking to ease the people's burdens.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your mind, the king is the imagining I AM that rules your life. The old men are the seasoned beliefs—discipline, consequences, faithful obedience; the young men are the impulse to ease, novelty, and immediate relief. In 2 Chronicles 10:8–9, the king forsakes the old counsel and turns to the young, asking how to answer those who cry out for lighter burdens. Neville would have you see this as a drama played in consciousness. When you identify with the elder voice, you revise not by forcing the world to fit a cheap relief, but by elevating the image you hold of yourself and your state. The outer scene then rearranges itself to match that inner decree. The yoke represents habitual resistance to change; to ease it you do not deny responsibility but transmute it through imagination—see the people thriving under a new, nobler order your I AM announces. The moment you accept the elder's counsel as your own, you root a sustained vitality into your kingdom and stop the cycle of shallow relief.

Practice This Now

Before responding to any demand, close your eyes, breathe, and imagine the elder counsel speaking through your I AM. Feel the certainty rise, then revise your plan as if the wiser voice governs your action.