Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 6:36-39 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Chronicles 6 in context

Scripture Focus

36If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

37Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

38If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

39Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.

2 Chronicles 6:36-39

Biblical Context

The verse depicts a people in exile who can turn back to God by sincere repentance and prayer. God hears their cries and grants forgiveness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the captives as anyone who has felt separated from their true self. In this scene, exile is a state of mind, not a place; anger and guilt push you outward, delivering you to a distant land of fear. Yet the story tells of a pivot: if you bethink yourself in that place, and pray, declaring 'We have sinned, we have done amiss,' you awaken a rewind of your awareness. When you return to God with all your heart and soul—in the land of your captivity, toward the land, toward the city, toward the house you have built for His name—you are not trying to placate a distant judge, you are aligning with the I AM within. Then heaven, the quiet dwelling place of your awareness, hears your prayer and supports your cause, forgiving your missteps. This is what repentance truly is: a turning of consciousness toward its source and a calling forth of mercy from within. The divine law responds to unwavering faith in your own imagining; forgiveness flows as you choose to feel that you are already restored, right now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the moment: assume you are already restored—hear the inner voice of I AM saying, 'You are forgiven.' Visualize yourself in the homeland of your true being, the house built for your name, and feel the mercy flowing as a warm, present reality.