Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 12:9-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 12 in context

Scripture Focus

9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

10Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

11And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

2 Chronicles 12:9-11

Biblical Context

Shishak plunders Jerusalem’s temple and royal treasury. Rehoboam replaces the gold shields with brass, keeping them under guard, until the king returns to the house of the LORD where they are retrieved.

Neville's Inner Vision

Shishak's invasion is not a defeat of the material but a revelation of your inner state. The treasures taken from the house of the LORD and the king's house symbolize the moment when you identify yourself with outward symbols—wealth, shields, status—rather than with the I AM that dwells in the temple of your own heart. When you fall into this belief, Rehoboam must substitute brass shields, a symbol of diminished aliveness, and guard them at the door as if they were security. Yet the text shows that when the king re-enters the house of the LORD, the guards bring the shields back to the guard chamber, indicating that the true protection lies in the inner sanctuary. The presence of God is the I AM awareness, the guard who can retrieve any symbol from its throne when you turn attention inward. If you inhabit the temple as your own consciousness, wealth and authority are not lost or scarce; they are revalued and restored by your state of being. Your world reflects the life you live inwardly, not the gold you own.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume, in present tense, 'I am the temple.' Feel wealth and authority as inner states, and picture the guards returning the shields to the inner chamber as you revise your sense of security.