Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 23:4-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

4And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

5And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

6And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

7And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

8And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

9Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.

2 Kings 23:4-9

Biblical Context

Josiah orders the removal and destruction of idols and their vessels from the temple, burns them, and purges the idolatrous priests and high places. The work spans from Geba to Beersheba, but some priests still eat unleavened bread with their brethren.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the temple of consciousness, every idol is a thought that claims authority. The king’s command in your inner world is the I AM awakening to itself, summoning Hilkiah as your Higher Self to gather all vessels made for Baal, the grove, and the host of heaven, and to cast them out of your Jerusalem—your central awareness. When these images are burned and their ashes sent into Kidron, you release attachment to old identities and permit the true you to stand free. The grove and the idolatrous priests are not external enemies; they are mistaken dispositions of mind you no longer serve. By stamping the ashes to powder and sprinkling them upon the graves of the people’s children, you annihilate the memory of those beliefs and prevent future actions from being ruled by them. Yet note that some priests may still partake of unleavened bread among their brethren—illustrating that habit patterns linger. Still, the purification creates a clear altar in your soul, inviting a fresh worship of the I AM through imagination and steadfast inner alignment.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume the role of the king of your mind and command your Higher Self to remove all inner idols. Visualize burning the vessels, stamping the ashes into powder, and casting them away to Kidron; then feel the restored altar and feast your mind with unleavened bread of sincerity.