Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 28:18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 28 in context

Scripture Focus

18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

2 Chronicles 28:18

Biblical Context

The Philistines invaded the low country and the south of Judah, seizing Bethshemesh, Ajalon, Gederoth, Shocho, Timnah, Gimzo, and their villages. These events mirror inner pressures that call you to awaken your inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the Philistine invaders are not distant conquerors but states of consciousness pressing upon your inner realm. The 'cities of the low country' and the southern part of Judah are the low-lying regions of your mind—habits, fears, and neglected powers—taken over by a sense of lack. The named towns—Bethshemesh, Ajalon, Gederoth, Shocho, Timnah, Gimzo—stand for intimate aspects of your life: faith, clarity, joy, and creative energy—now occupied by a persisting belief that you are diminished. 'They dwelt there' signals a fixed condition in your inner space, a belief you have allowed to become a permanent residence. In the I AM, awareness itself, you discover you are the sovereign of this landscape; events are movements of consciousness, not unchangeable facts. By insisting on the true state — I AM, Presence, the Kingdom of God within — you begin to reverse the momentum. Imagination is the tool; you imagine the cities reclaimed, light flooding the streets, peace replacing fear, and you feel the feeling of restoration as real.