Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 19:16-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 19 in context

Scripture Focus

16LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

17Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

18And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

19Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.

2 Kings 19:16-19

Biblical Context

The king's prayer asks God to hear and save from Sennacherib, acknowledges the destruction of nations and the emptiness of their idols, and seeks that the living God be recognized as the only God by all realms.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this is a map of inner life, not geopolitics. The cry "bow down thine ear" invites you to tune the inner ear to the I AM and listen to the thought-form of fear as it arises. "Open thine eyes, and see" signals the moment you observe your beliefs as images in consciousness, not external facts. The so-called kings of Assyria and their gods are symbolic of fear-thoughts and are the work of the mind—wood and stone representing transient ideas that seem to hold power. Their destruction occurs when you realize they have no ultimate reality. By praying, you declare a higher sovereignty: to "save thou us out of his hand" is to acknowledge that the one life, the I AM within, governs all experience. The aim is universal: that the kingdoms of the earth know the Lord is God, meaning you awaken to the inner truth that God is not outside you but the I AM behind every sensation. Imagination is the instrument; revision is the method; awareness is the result.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and assume the state of I AM as your sole ruler; then affirm, 'I am delivered,' feeling the relief and allowing fear to dissolve as you revise the scene from the inside.