Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 23:36 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 23 in context

Scripture Focus

36Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

2 Kings 23:36

Biblical Context

Jehoiakim was twenty-five when he began to reign and ruled eleven years in Jerusalem. It also records his mother Zebudah, daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jehoiakim stands for your present inner state of consciousness, a youthful energy that begins to rule in the mind's Jerusalem. The eleven-year reign represents how long that state persists in experience when you accord it reality. Zebudah, the mother, symbolizes conditioning—habits and loyalties you inherited from the past—that quietly govern your authority until you re-choose. In Neville's psychology, the I AM is the witness and source of all events. The verse becomes a map: you can revise who governs by shifting the assumption that that reign of your mind is fixed. If you desire a new dominion, imagine, feel, and accept the new ruling state as already real, with the same persistence as the old decree. When you dwell in the feeling of the I AM as king, outward events align with your inner state, and the city of mind follows your lead.

Practice This Now

Assume the king now: close your eyes, declare, 'I AM the ruler of my mind; this present state of consciousness now reigns in my life.' Then dwell in the feeling that this state is already real for several minutes, revising any lingering sense of lack.