Inner Siege of the Self
2 Chronicles 16:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Chronicles 16 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The Syrian king heeds Asa's appeal and sends captains to attack Israel's northern cities, illustrating how political decisions yield external disruption.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the inner reader, the verse is not a distant political episode but a mirror of consciousness. Ben-Hadad represents a belief or fear pressed upon the mind, while Asa stands for an awakened I AM awareness aligning with the divine will. The cities Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and Naphtali symbolize faculties of memory, judgment, imagination, and desire—inner strongholds that appear vulnerable under pressure. The captains of his armies are thoughts and emotions marching through the psyche, seemingly breaking down inner defenses. Yet the truth for Neville students is that events are inner movements, and stability comes not from resisting the outer onslaught but from reclaiming the inner authority. When the I AM—your true self—assumes command and you revise your belief to that end, the inner armies bow to peace. The outer world then becomes the feedback of your inner state, and the inner city’s defenses are restored by a conscious alignment with the Self, not by force from without.
Practice This Now
Assume the I AM is already sovereign over your inner cities; feel the peace as real and available now, and revise any fear as if it never existed.
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