"The Bible, rich in symbolism, is the true source of manifestation and the Law of Assumption—as revealed by Neville Goddard" — The Way
The first chapter of Matthew does not record the history of men. It records the unfoldment of states within the one being—your own wonderful I AMness. Hidden beneath the surface of names and begats is the journey of consciousness, descending from faith and praise to confusion and exile, then ascending again into dominion, restoration, and finally salvation.
Every name carries within it the shadow of a state. To read this genealogy rightly is to see the movements of your own inner man—from the call of Abraham to the birth of the Christ in you.
Below, we follow these names as they appear in Matthew’s account, with their Hebrew meanings offering glimpses into the stages of divine becoming:
1. Abraham – Father of a multitude
The beginning of faith. The call to leave behind the seen and trust in the invisible.
2. Isaac – He laughs
Joy is the echo of fulfilled desire. The first fruit of belief.
3. Jacob – Heel holder, supplanter
One who grasps. The striving self, still clinging to appearances.
4. Judah – Praised
Praise lifts consciousness. Here begins the royal line.
5. Perez – Breach, bursting forth
A sudden break from limitation. A state pushes through.
6. Hezron – Courtyard, enclosure
A period of shaping. Growth within bounds.
7. Ram – Exalted, high
Elevation in awareness. A loftier view.
8. Amminadab – My people are noble
You begin to sense your divine heritage.
9. Nahshon – Enchanter, serpent-like
The stirrings of deep subconscious force.
10. Salmon – Garment
A new identity. The clothing of consciousness.
11. Boaz – Fleetness
Strong and swift is imagination once faith is established.
12. Obed – Serving, worshipper
Devotion becomes power.
13. Jesse – I possess, wealthy
A new self-possession, an inner richness.
14. David – Beloved
The anointed. The state of awareness prepared to rule.
15. Solomon – Peaceful
From love, peace is born. The stillness of fulfilled imagination.
16. Rehoboam – The people enlarge
A widening, though not without inner conflict.
17. Abijah – My father is Yahweh
Recognition of source. No other power.
18. Asa – Healer, physician
That which purifies the inner man.
19. Jehoshaphat – Yahweh has judged
The divine standard reasserts itself.
20. Joram – Yahweh is exalted
All is raised by acknowledging the One cause.
21. Uzziah – My strength is Yahweh
No power outside—strength is within.
22. Jotham – Yahweh is perfect
Alignment with divine order.
23. Ahaz – He has grasped
Clinging again—an old state resisting death.
24. Hezekiah – Yahweh strengthens
A renewal from within.
25. Manasseh – Causing to forget
The past is let go. A new story begins.
26. Amon – Faithful, tutor
A test. Will you remain loyal to the unseen?
27. Josiah – Yahweh heals
Restoration after return.
28. Jeconiah – Yahweh establishes
A foundation is laid again after ruin.
29. Shealtiel – I have asked of God
Desire turns inward. Imagination is seeded.
30. Zerubbabel – Offspring of Babylon
A child born in confusion—yet he builds again.
31. Abiud – My father is majesty
Dignity rediscovered in identity.
32. Eliakim – God will raise up
An ascent begins.
33. Azor – Helper
Assistance comes, unseen but certain.
34. Zadok – Righteous, just
Equilibrium is restored. Consciousness is balanced.
35. Achim – My brother
A recognition: you are not separate.
36. Eliud – God is my praise
All praise now flows from within.
37. Eleazar – God has helped
Looking back, you see the hand of the One.
38. Matthan – Gift
Life as grace, not effort.
39. Jacob – Supplanter
The outer once again gives way to the inner.
40. Joseph – He will add
Imagination adds unto itself. Multiplication begins.
41. Jesus (Yeshua) – Yahweh is salvation
The realisation: I AM is saviour. No other.
This Is Your Story
This is not the story of a family long gone. This is the story of you. The begats are not physical—they are psychological. Every name is a rung in the ladder by which you rise from man to God, from form to formless, from echo to origin.
The line leads to Jesus because it leads to the awakening of your true identity: the I AM in you, which was never born and will never die—but waits patiently to be remembered.
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