Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 16:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 16 in context

Scripture Focus

3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.

4And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

2 Kings 16:3-4

Biblical Context

The text portrays a ruler who adopts the idolatrous ways of Israel, sacrificing and burning incense at high places—outward worship that reveals a heart distant from true devotion. It shows how life can be organized around external forms while inner allegiance is elsewhere.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this verse speaks not of a distant king but of the inner monarchs you carry in consciousness. 'Walking in the way' of Israel’s kings becomes your habitual thoughts and images—patterns that seem to govern you while the I AM remains unacknowledged. The act of causing a son to pass through the fire is the inner sacrifice you offer to idols—the need for safety, status, or approval—placed upon the altar of public opinion. Incense burned in high places, on hills, and under every green tree signifies altars you raise wherever you lend power to an idea apart from the One Presence within. Such outward rites reveal a mind scattered among many false gods. Yet the I AM within is the sole authority you must claim as real. To reverse this, turn your attention to the single altar of consciousness, the one God within you, and imagine the scene rewritten by inner truth. Your imagination is the instrument by which the unseen becomes seen.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling of the I AM. Revise the inner scene by affirming, 'I am the Lord of my consciousness,' replacing every external altar with the awareness of the One Presence within.