Inner Earth Altar of Worship

2 Kings 5:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Kings 5 in context

Scripture Focus

16But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
17And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
18In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
2 Kings 5:16-18

Biblical Context

Naaman refuses gifts, vows exclusive worship of the LORD, asks for earth to establish a base, and seeks pardon for bowing to Rimmon in his master's house.

Neville's Inner Vision

Naaman's outward refusals express a turning of the whole self toward the One Mind. The declaration 'As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand' anchors his identity in the I AM, the living awareness that creates. The request for 'two mules' burden of earth' becomes a symbol of a fixed ground within the mind on which a true altar can rise. The commitment to worship the LORD alone signals the shift from outward tokens to inner allegiance; even the bowing in Rimmon's house is pardoned because the inner loyalty is now aligned with truth. In Neville terms, the technique is visible: decide the state of consciousness you will inhabit, provide the conditions for it (a grounded, earthy altar of awareness), and feel it as already real. The outer events—master, temple, or ritual—mirror the turning point in consciousness, confirming that the I AM alone governs worship and experience.

Practice This Now

Assume the truth that you stand before the LORD within you. Build an inner altar by imagining earth beneath your feet and declare, 'I worship the LORD alone,' feeling the pardon as this new allegiance settles in.

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