Inner Kings of Honor

Lamentations 5:12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Lamentations 5 in context

Scripture Focus

12Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.
Lamentations 5:12

Biblical Context

The verse portrays rulers hung by the hand and elders not honored, signaling a collapse of authority and dignity within the soul.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the language of Lamentations, the outer scene—the princes hanging and the elders not honored—speaks to a soul-condition. The 'princes' are your ruling beliefs about power, status, and public opinion; when you feel them suspended, you confront fear and the illusion of separation. The 'faces of elders' represent wiser faculties—prudence, memory, and inner counsel—whose honor wanes when you neglect their guidance. God—the I AM within—remains untouched by this drama, the unchanging king observing the drama from within. The spiritual law is that authority in life derives from consciousness, not from outward appearances. If you revise the scene to honor wisdom, the rulers fall back into rightful place under the light of justice. See your inner kingdom as orderly, where power is exercised with truth and compassion and where elder voices are welcomed. The alarming event is, therefore, a summons to reclaim inner sovereignty through acknowledgment of unity, order, and the abiding I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and revise the scene by affirming 'I am the I AM, sovereign in my inner kingdom; I honor inner elders and crown wisdom within.' Feel it now.

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