Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 16:7-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 16 in context

Scripture Focus

7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

8And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

10And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

11And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

12And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

13And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar.

14And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.

15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

16Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

2 Kings 16:7-16

Biblical Context

Ahaz seeks help from Assyria and Damascus, tapping the temple treasury and copying the Damascus altar. His act reveals a move from true worship to reliance on externals.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ahaz’s move is a mirror of the mind when it trusts power outside to save it. The story shows that the outer king and the Damascus altar are symbols for a consciousness seeking security apart from the I AM. In Neville’s view, you are the awareness that animates every scene; therefore the desire to borrow gold or imitate another ritual is a dream of dependence, not a covenant with life. True worship is a steady alignment with the I AM within, a loyalty that does not barter sovereignty for temporary relief. When fear presses in, the inner altar must be restored where you inquire by the law of consciousness, not by a borrowed pattern. See that the real altar is your own awareness, and it is always present, always sufficient. By returning to that inner center, you dissolve the urge to seek rescue from without and awaken to a feeling of being safely held by the one power you truly are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene by stating I am the I AM here and there is no other savior. Feel the assurance growing in your chest as you dwell in inner loyalty rather than external rescue.