The Inner King's Commandment
Ecclesiastes 8:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ecclesiastes 8 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse urges obedience to a rightful command and fidelity to God. It speaks of living within a disciplined order that holds your life to its true standard.
Neville's Inner Vision
Consider Ecclesiastes 8:2 as a map of the inner atmosphere. The 'king' is your higher self, the I AM, the inner ruler whose command is the law you choose to live by; the 'oath of God' is your inherent divine identity, a vow you keep with every moment of awareness. To 'keep the king's commandment' is to maintain a state of consciousness that honors order and right relation, regardless of outward appearances. When you dwell in fear, doubt, or conflicting desires, you are acting against that inner decree; but by assuming you are already under the king's command and that the oath is fulfilled, you realign the entire vibration of your being. Your world then becomes a mirror reflecting your settled state: thoughts, feelings, and events bend to the sovereignty you choose in consciousness. The practical shift is not external obedience but interior fidelity—so you revise negatively and re-impress the inner law with a positive decree: 'I am under the perfect law of God now.' In that moment, the boundaries of your life recede to the extent you hold this truth.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare, 'I keep the king's commandment and the oath of God,' and feel that certainty as if it is already done; then visualize your day unfolding under that inner decree.
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