Ancestral Echoes of Evil
2 Kings 23:37 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Kings 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The king repeats the wicked acts of his fathers, showing present choices arise from inherited patterns rather than unique acts of will. The verse highlights how old habits of sin persist when inner life remains unchanged.
Neville's Inner Vision
Behold the verse as a mirror of your inner life. The king who did evil is not a distant character but a state of consciousness that repeats when you identify with the memory of your fathers—the older you that clings to fear, habit, and separation. The claim 'according to all that his fathers had done' reveals that the present act flows from a long inner line. Evil, in this view, is a misalignment with the I AM within; a failure to steward the inner sanctum of awareness. To break the chain, you must assume a different inner state—one of obedience to your highest self, one that separates from the old pattern and sanctifies daily conduct. The continuity of parental evil is not a sentence but a reminder: you can revise any script by a new state of consciousness, dwelling in the presence of God as I AM. When you persist in that inner reality, the outward acts align with holiness, and the chain is loosed.
Practice This Now
Assume the inner state: I AM the faithful presence within, free from the old family pattern. Feel it real by imagining one decisive moment where you choose holiness over the inherited habit.
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