Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 1:10-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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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.

11Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

12And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

13And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

14Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 1:10-14

Biblical Context

Elijah, as the voice of God, calls down fire on the first two captains who threaten him; a third captain pleads for mercy, and the fiery judgment falls on the earlier ones.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the I AM awakens as Elijah, the conscious power that speaks and acts. The captains and their fifties symbolize fixed beliefs and stubborn habits that demand proof through force. When you say if I am the I AM then let fire come, you reveal your old pattern of overcome by destruction. The fire that burns the external agents is the clearing of limitation by pure awareness. The third captain who kneels and asks for mercy marks a shift from judgment to revision; it is the moment you choose mercy by aligning with the higher state rather than clinging to a former self. The king outside represents the old self trying to compel outcome, but the true authority resides in your inner I AM, which can dissolve the old story and invite renewal. This narrative invites obedience to the higher state and shows that what appears as judgment is really the release of bondage into a truer power to create reality by ongoing assumption.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and place your attention in the chest, declaring I am the I AM. Picture a clear flame of conviction dissolving every old belief, and feel mercy arising as you revise the story from struggle to renewal.