Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 5:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 5 in context

Scripture Focus

8For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

9And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

2 Chronicles 5:8-9

Biblical Context

An inner ark is shielded by cherubim, with wings spread over the sacred space. The ends of the staves are seen from within toward the oracle, but not seen from outside, signaling holy separation and guarded presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you sits an inner ark, the seat of awareness I AM. The cherubim are the guards of your sacred sanctuary, their wings spread over the place where truth dwells. They cover the ark and the staves, keeping the holy instrument from profane gaze. The ends of the staves are visible to the inner order from the ark toward the oracle, but not seen by the outer world; this is the inner distinction your consciousness makes between what is sacred and what is seen. The covenant loyalty is practiced in silence, in the quiet negotiation of your assumptions. When you dwell in this inner sanctuary, the oracle speaks through your imagination—not to the world, but to your newly affirmed conviction. You revise limitation by feeling it real that you are enfolded by divine protection, that what is essential remains unseen by the senses yet fully known to the I AM within. The outer appearance may contradict, yet the hidden arrangement ensures the power of God operates through your state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and declare I am under the cherubim of divine protection; my inner ark is covered, and only the I AM within sees the ends of the staves. Then dwell in the feeling of being protected and revise any sense of exposure until this becomes your ordinary state.