Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 21:11-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 21 in context

Scripture Focus

11Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

12Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

13And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

14And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

15Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

16Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 21:11-16

Biblical Context

Manasseh's idolatry and wickedness lead to divine judgment against Jerusalem. The passage links their actions to looming destruction and exile.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the scriptures speak not of distant kings alone, but of states of consciousness. Manasseh embodies a mind enthralled by idols, a will bent to surface appearances rather than the I AM within. When this inner idolatry reaches its height, the inner city—your quiet Jerusalem—becomes subject to a cleansing, a stripping of pretenses. The line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab are the inner measures by which you audit every desire, every image you have allowed to rule you. The 'evil' that comes is the natural correction of a misaligned imagination; the destruction is the clearing away of the false idol to reveal the living presence of God. In truth, nothing external can touch your being but your own state of consciousness. By refusing to worship limited images and turning toward the I AM, you invite neutrality, order, and return. What seems like punishment is only the mind resetting itself to its original, undefeated design.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already awake to the I AM within; revise every idol image by declaring I dissolve all false images and align with divine order now. Feel it real as you imagine Jerusalem purified, the line and plummet restoring balance inside you.