Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 20:12-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 20 in context

Scripture Focus

12At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

14Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

15And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.

16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.

17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.

18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

2 Kings 20:12-18

Biblical Context

Hezekiah shows Babylon his treasures, and Isaiah prophesies that all in his house—and his offspring—will be carried away to Babylon, signaling a loss tied to reliance on material security.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene, Babylon represents the external world of appearances, and Hezekiah’s display of wealth is a state of consciousness seeking validation outside. The question isn’t merely what was shown, but what state of mind allowed it to be shown. Isaiah’s confrontation serves as a mirror to the inner voice that corrects misidentification: lasting reality is not the outer accumulation but the awareness (I AM) that animates it. The forecast that everything in the house will be taken away becomes a symbolic teaching: when one anchors security in possessions, one invites loss into the life of form. Yet this is not doom for Neville; it is a precise invitation to shift identification from the scene to the eternal I AM, the unchanging consciousness that both sees and sustains the “treasures.” By assuming you are the source of all wealth and feeling it real, you revise your inner state and discover a kingdom that cannot be taken away.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the I AM as your only wealth; revise by declaring 'I am the source of all value' and feel that truth as real in your chest.