Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 35:20-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

20After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

21But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.

22Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

24His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

25And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

26Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,

27And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

2 Chronicles 35:20-27

Biblical Context

Josiah goes out against Necho after preparing the temple, claiming God commanded him to hasten. He does not heed Necho’s message from God, fights at Megiddo, is wounded, dies, and Judah mourns while his deeds are noted.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse presents not a mere history but a living picture of inner dynamics. Necho represents the stubborn circumstance pressing on the temple of your awareness. When Josiah declares that God commanded him to hasten, you hear the pull of the outer mind seeking to prove itself right. The true God is not an external commander but the I AM that whispers within — the inner word to be still, to listen, to act only from inner certainty. By disguising himself to fight, Josiah attempts to reveal strength outwardly and neglects the subtle instruction to forbear from meddling with God, who is with him. The archers of doubt wound the inner self; the wound is the price paid for disregarding inner guidance. The lamentations and the records that follow remind you that the life you live writes itself from your state of consciousness. When you align with the inner command, you avoid needless battles and your life flows with greater coherence and grace.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, place a hand on your heart, and declare that the I AM within guides you now. Visualize stepping back from a pressing issue and feel the sense of quiet alignment, then revise the plan to follow inner direction rather than force external outcomes.