Neville Goddard on Matthew 1:13-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

13And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

14And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

15And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Matthew 1:13-16

Biblical Context

The passage traces a genealogical line from Zorobabel to Jacob, culminating in Joseph, Mary’s husband, and the birth of Jesus, who is called Christ. It points to the fulfillment of covenant promises through lineage.

Neville's Inner Vision

Call this list of names a map of inner states. Each name represents a movement of consciousness that you pass through when you refuse the illusion of separation and align with the I AM. Zorobabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Sadoc, Achim, Eliud, Eleazar, Matthan, Jacob are the successive births of faith, lineage, obedience, and covenant loyalty rising in you. The final clause—Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ—tells you that the Christ is not outside you but established in your own consciousness. To realize Christ, you must go through the order, feel the impulse, and declare the inner birth as already done: Jesus the Christ is the realized state you awaken to now. The outer narrative is your inner architecture becoming manifest as action, authority, and love within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Pick the final state the Christ within and revise your sense of self to that identity now. Close your eyes, breathe, and say I AM Christ within me now, feeling the inner lineage awakening as realized consciousness.