Inner Exile, Outer Consequences
2 Kings 17:18-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Kings 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Israel is removed from sight due to disobedience, leaving only Judah; Judah did not keep the LORD's commandments but followed Israel's statutes; Israel's seed is rejected and afflicted.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's terms, the events are not about nations but states of mind. “Israel” represents a rebellious state of consciousness that refuses the inner commandments of the I AM. When that state withdraws its light, the inner kingdom is cast out from the sight of the Higher Self, and you feel the loss as exile. The remaining “Judah” corresponds to a seed of right assumption still clinging to old patterns, choosing to live by the man-made statutes rather than the living law of awareness. The LORD’s rejection and the affliction are not punitive; they are a natural correction of thinking, showing you where your inner atmosphere has become unsupportive of the true Life. This is your invitation to revise: stop identifying with the exile of conditioned thoughts, restore obedience to the inner law, and allow the higher life to return. The exile you read about is the inner shift from limitation to wholeness, a return to the sight of God within you, here and now.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I am that I AM here now.' Then revise the exiled state by affirming 'Only the I AM remains,' and feel the truth as real in your chest.
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