Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 33:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 33 in context

Scripture Focus

1Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

2But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

3For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

4Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

6And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

7And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

8Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.

9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

2 Chronicles 33:1-9

Biblical Context

Manasseh began his reign at twelve and, despite a long rule, did evil in the sight of the LORD, rebuilding high places, worshipping idols, practicing occult arts, and even placing an image in the temple, thereby leading Judah astray.

Neville's Inner Vision

Manasseh in this reading is a state of consciousness that forgets its oneness and bows to counterfeit powers—images, habits, and external rites that seem to govern life. The temple is my inner awareness; when I find altars to Baalim and worship the host of heaven, I reveal thoughts that enthrone fear, desire, and ritual over the I AM. Yet within the text lies a paradox Neville would name: the LORD's name remains set in Jerusalem, a symbol that the true ruler of my mind cannot be displaced by my most stubborn acts. My true self endures, and the moment I realize I am the I AM, I can begin to reform the inner temple. By refusing to identify with idol-minded Manasseh and turning attention back to the one life within, I reverse the fall. I imprint a new belief that the inner sanctuary is governed by wisdom rather than superstition, and I let the light of awareness dissolve the idols of fear, habit, and envy. The shift is not in history; it is in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: close your eyes, revise the notion that you are ruled by external powers, and affirm I am the Lord of this temple; then visualize a radiant light sweeping through the inner rooms, dissolving every idol and restoring sovereign awareness.