Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 21:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 21 in context

Scripture Focus

3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

2 Kings 21:3

Biblical Context

Manasseh rebuilt the high places and altars for Baal, restored the grove, and worshipped the host of heaven. This marked a return to old idolatrous practices and a departure from true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

2 Kings 21:3 may seem a grim record, yet in Neville's light it reveals the inner law of consciousness. The high places Manasseh re-lifted are not hills and stones but stubborn states of mind—habits clung to fear, pride, and appetite that demand external signs to feel real. The altars to Baal and the grove symbolize dependencies on forms of power: approval, status, and sensual pleasure—that which the heart mistakes for life. By worshipping the host of heaven, he yields to the belief that reality comes from without, not from the I AM within. The verse shows how consciousness can slip back into old scripts after awakening, but the remedy is simple: locate where a power other than I AM still governs your attention, and begin to withdraw it. By the law of imagination, you can reverse the spell by affirming that I AM is the only governor of your mind. Dethrone the old altars and invite true worship to take their place, here and now, inside the temple that you are.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and imagine the inner temple. Declare I AM the sole king of your mind, watch the old idols dissolve, and feel the I AM enthroned within as your present reality.