Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 16:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

8Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

9For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

2 Chronicles 16:6-9

Biblical Context

Asa relies on Syria instead of the LORD, and the Syrian threat escapes his hand. The passage then notes that the LORD's power is shown to those whose heart is perfect toward Him, inviting you to trust Him above appearances.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture Asa as the state of consciousness that trusts forms—alliances, armies, clever plans—more than the I AM within. When you lean on Syria, you cut off the inner supply and the external threat seems to govern you, for you have not opened the channel of God’s power. But when the heart is turned toward the LORD, even a vast host becomes manageable, not by force but by alignment. The eyes of the LORD roam to discover the steadfast, the ones whose heart is perfected toward Him; this perfection is not moral perfection alone, but the ongoing confidence that the I AM is the true mover of events. Your deliverance, then, is a function of consciousness, not of circumstance. The Ethiopians and Lubims are not the real problem; the real issue is where you place your trust. Your imagination is the tool by which you revise your stance: declare now that the LORD within is your entire defense, and watch how the inner state reorganizes the outer world.

Practice This Now

Impose the assumption: 'The LORD within is my defense and power.' Revise all reliance on external protection and feel it real by breathing I AM with every inhale, letting your heart rest in perfect trust.