Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 7:12-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

12And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

13If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

16For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

17And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

18Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.

19But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.

21And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

22And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

2 Chronicles 7:12-22

Biblical Context

The LORD speaks to Solomon, affirming his choice of the temple. He promises blessings if humility, prayer, repentance, and loyalty are practiced; turning away brings judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

What you call a nation, you call a state of consciousness. The temple in this text is the sanctuary you carry within—the place where your I AM meets the I AM of God. The conditions spoken—humble yourself, pray, seek the face, turn from wicked ways—are not commands to a distant king, but steps you take to shift your inner weather. When you imagine such a dwelling as a fixed point in your own heart, heaven gathers around you, rains return, pestilence loosens its hold, and healing follows the alignment of your attention with divine order. The eye and ear of God resting there signify that your desire, your cry, and your decision to walk in line with Truth are received as your own inner decision. If you then walk as David walked—in reverence for the commandments and in constant watch over your thoughts—your throne of life is established in proportion to your fidelity. If you turn away, you sever your inner covenant and the 'house' loses its vitality.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, breathe, and imagine the temple within as your own sanctified mind. Say, in your heart, 'I humble myself now, I seek Your face, and I turn from every distraction,' and feel healing moving through your inner land.