Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 12:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 12 in context

Scripture Focus

1In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.

2And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

3But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

4And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

2 Kings 12:1-4

Biblical Context

Jehoash does what is right under Jehoiada's instruction, but the high places remain, so the reform is partial. The account hints at an inner temple that still needs cleansing and devotion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your king Jehoash stands as the conscious mind ruled by an inner priest, the I AM within you. He does right as long as Jehoiada's discipline holds, yet the high places linger, the old altars of habit smolder in the corners of consciousness. In this light, the events are not distant history but states of mind: the temple is your awareness; the offerings and money are the energy you invest in attention. When the outer reform follows the inner instruction, your life brightens, but partial reform remains until all altars are removed. The real work is not ritual but cleansing desire so that every sacrifice goes to the LORD within. You must assume the temple is fully consecrated and feel it real that the I AM reigns. Then revise lingering impulses and redirect life-force toward inner order. The act of giving money becomes directing vitality to consciousness, not to image. When you align with the inner ruler, outward details reflect that inner order, and the temple stands complete in you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the temple is entirely consecrated and feel it real that the I AM now reigns. For the next day, redirect every mental energy you would have spent on old altars toward the temple within.