Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 24:4-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 24 in context

Scripture Focus

4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.

5And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

6And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

7For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

8And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

9And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

10And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

11Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

12And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

13So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

14And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

2 Chronicles 24:4-14

Biblical Context

Joash resolves to repair the house of the LORD, gathers money from the people, a chest is set at the gate to receive offerings, and skilled workers complete the restoration under Jehoiada’s guidance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, the restoration of the house of the LORD is the awakening of your own inner temple. The house is not a stone structure but your I AM, the awake awareness that already knows what to do. Joash’s decision to gather money and to set a chest at the gate becomes a timeless symbol: you collect your thoughts, your energy, your time, and you place them into the receptacle of consciousness. The delay of the Levites and the profanation of the past stand for lingering habits that would keep the temple in ruin; your higher self (Jehoiada) steps in to direct the funds and to appoint the craftspeople—reason, perception, will—to repair the inner sanctuary. The daily addition of wealth and the eventual completion of the work show that consistent, deliberate attention converts energy into form. The remaining funds are turned into vessels for service, and offerings continue in your inner temple. When the work is finished, your awareness sits in a stronger, more sacred space, ready for ongoing acts of worship through thought, feeling, and action.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume in the present that your inner temple is being repaired now; visualize a chest at the gate of your awareness into which you place every wandering thought, then revise by declaring, I AM the master builder of this temple, and feel the energy rise as the work proceeds.