Inner Covenant Awakening
2 Kings 11:17-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Kings 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jehoiada makes a covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people, binding them as the LORD’s; the land then breaks down Baal’s temple and images, slays the priest of Baal, and appoints faithful officers over the house of the LORD.
Neville's Inner Vision
This scene is a vivid map for a state of consciousness. The covenant between the LORD, the king, and the people is your declaration that you are the LORD’s. When that state is established in imagination, the entire inner landscape reorganizes: old idols lose their persuasiveness, Baal’s temple dissolves in awareness, and the inner temple is placed under faithful oversight. The slaying of Mattan represents the removal of any inner image that fosters separation from God. In Neville terms, the 'house of the LORD' becomes your awareness and the faculties you govern with loyalty to the One. The outward purge—destroying altars and images—mirrors inner purification. As you claim this covenant, your thoughts, feelings, and actions align with holiness, obedience, and true worship. The king and people are you—your higher self and its devoted aspects—moving in harmony with the I AM. The result is a lived sense of unity and disciplined devotion in every moment.
Practice This Now
Practice: assume the state, 'I am the LORD’s,' and feel the binding, then revise any idol-image by affirming, 'That idol is broken in me; I worship with awareness.'
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