Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 1:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 1 in context

Scripture Focus

10And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

2 Kings 1:10

Biblical Context

Elijah declares his identity as a man of God, and fire from heaven consumes the captain and his fifty. The passage presents a dramatic display of divine power responding to a declared state of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scene, the outward punishment is but a mirror of your inner state. The captain and his fifty personify parts of your mind clinging to control and status, awaiting a sign. Elijah's cry, 'If I be a man of God,' is your inner vow to claim the I AM as sovereign power. When fire descends, it is the energy of conviction burning away doubt and old patterning, proving that your consciousness creates circumstance. The event is not a judgment upon others but a demonstration of your capacity to stand in a defined state of being. See the 'fire' as the force of awareness that sweeps away limitation when you align with your divine nature. This is a call to accountability: you are responsible for every appearance, because you are imagining it into form. Embrace the test as purification, not punishment, and you will witness your inner authority manifest outwardly.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the man of God now in a moment of fear or constraint; close your eyes, and feel a bright certainty within. Imagine a literal pillar of fire descending, burning away doubt, and notice your world responding to that awareness.