Hezekiah's Inner Turning

2 Kings 19:1 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Kings 19 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 19:1

Biblical Context

King Hezekiah hears troubling news, tears his clothes, covers himself with sackcloth, and goes to the house of the LORD. This depicts a humble turning to God in the midst of fear.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the scene rests on a single inward decision. When Hezekiah hears the threatening report, he sheds the old persona—cloths torn and sackcloth worn—and retreats into the inner sanctuary of awareness. The outer ritual mirrors a inner conversion: a turning away from fear toward the I AM, the eternal, present perception. The house of the LORD is not a temple building but the state of consciousness in which you acknowledge that God, the I AM, is right where you are. Humility here is simply the willingness to forego the ego’s agenda and stand in quiet trust. In Neville terms, the imagination becomes the doorway: by assuming the presence of God now, you revise the scene from danger to safety, from lack to abundance. Your petition, then, is not a plea but the blessed acceptance that you are already attended by the divine idea. Practice this: in the face of bad news, imagine yourself in the inner temple, feel the assurance of I AM, and let the outer conditions align with that renewed consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In this moment, feel yourself entering the inner sanctuary, affirm 'I AM.' Then dwell there for a minute, letting fear melt into awareness of divine presence.

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