Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 16:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

2Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

3There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

4And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

2 Chronicles 16:1-4

Biblical Context

Baasha besieges Judah and blocks all entry and exit. Asa responds by taking silver and gold from the temple and the king's house to hire Ben-Hadad, aiming to break Baasha's power.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ramah and the siege symbolize the mental fortress of fear pressing on consciousness. Asa’s act of drawing silver and gold from the house of the LORD and the king’s house is the mind’s attempt to purchase safety through worldly means, projecting external power to dissolve internal threat. Sending it to Ben-Hadad represents appealing to a supposed external force to alter the internal balance. The true lesson is that the so-called league with an outside ally is a belief, not a law; the I AM is the inexhaustible treasury within, and peace arises when one recognizes the inner covenant already in place. When you align with that inner state—knowing you are supplied by the I AM—the siege loses its grip, and the ‘cities’ of fear and doubt—your thought-forms—cease to command you. This isThink-from-the-end material: shift your assumption from scarcity to abundance in the I AM, and the outer scene reflects that inward reality. Practice reveals that external power wanes when the inner state is securely anchored in this covenant.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you sit within the temple of your heart, surrounded by inexhaustible light. Assume the I AM is your true treasury and declare, mentally, that you are safe, supplied, and sovereign in that inner covenant.