Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 35:22-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 35 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

2 Chronicles 35:22-25

Biblical Context

Josiah defies divine counsel, goes to fight in disguise at Megiddo, is wounded and dies; all Judah and Jerusalem mourn, and Jeremiah's lament becomes an enduring ordinance in Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture Josiah as the I AM in you, straining to act on a surface command while ignoring the higher Word spoken within. He moves into the valley of Megiddo—the outer scene where you imagine you must conquer fate—yet the text says he would not turn from 'him' and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God. In Neville's language, the outer battle reflects an inner resistance to a new state of consciousness. The archers are the old doubts that pierce the identity you call 'king,' and each shaft wounds your sense of self as sovereign. When he cries, 'Have me away, for I am sore wounded,' it is the confession that the old ruler cannot sustain itself under the light of truth. The death is not punishment but a clearing out of the throne room for a higher king to arise. The lamentations are the memory of the old self's passing, written into the heart of your inner Israel. The invitation remains: align with the I AM, accept the divine word as your current reality, and permit the newborn consciousness to reign in place of the former king.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a moment of stillness, assume the state 'I AM the higher king within me now reigns' and feel that this new reign take root in your chest as certainty.