Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 16:2-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

5And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

6Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

7And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

2 Chronicles 16:2-7

Biblical Context

Asa uses silver and gold to form an alliance with Syria to oppose Israel, but the seer Hanani rebukes him for trusting in human power rather than in the LORD, and the Syrian threat persists.

Neville's Inner Vision

This passage is a mirror of inner life. The treasures taken from the house of the LORD symbolize the riches of awareness you carry within. When you rely on an external power—symbolized by Syria—you cut yourself off from the living presence of God within, and even apparent victories prove unstable. Hanani’s warning is a call to shift allegiance from outward circumstances to the I AM that animates all. In Neville’s terms, events are manifestations of your state of consciousness; to trust in a worldly alliance is to consent to a transient security that will eventually escape your grasp. True safety arises when you align with the divine within and acknowledge that all power resides in God. When the inner state remains steadfast in God, external forces rearrange themselves to reflect that trust, and what seemed a risk becomes proof of the I AM’s control. The revival of your inner center invites providence to unfold through your days, calmly and consistently, according to that inner light.

Practice This Now

Practice: revise your current plan by quietly affirming, 'I rely on the LORD my God in all things; the I AM guides my steps.' Sit in stillness, feel the inner assurance, and allow the next action to emerge from that divine trust rather than from external pressures.