Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 17:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 17 in context

Scripture Focus

2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

4But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

5Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:2-6

Biblical Context

Jehoshaphat strengthens Judah with guards and follows the Lord, turning away from Baal. Because he walks in David's ways and removes the high places, the Lord establishes the kingdom and the heart is lifted to holiness by removing high places.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that Jehoshaphat's kingdom is not saved by spears but by the alignment of consciousness with the true I AM. He acts as a state of being that has chosen the first ways of David—the memory of God walking with him—as opposed to the Baalim of fear and doubt. When the mind seeks the Lord and obeys His commandments, the outer world follows as a natural fruit, not a proof of personal power. The 'garrisons' and 'fenced cities' are inner guardrails in the mental landscape, habits that protect the appointed awareness from drift. The Lord being with him means the I AM is harmonious with that state, so the heart grows lifted up in God's ways. Purifying the inner temple—removing high places and groves—means releasing attachment to pride, superstition, or competition, and dedicating every thought to covenant loyalty. Thus, the kingdom is established within as it is without, and abundance follows when mind and action are in accord with the divine command.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and deliberately assume, 'I am aligned with the I AM and walking the first ways of David.' Then revise any fear or pride as a purification act, and feel the inner temple becoming clean, guarded, and abundant.