Inner Priests and Scribe
1 Chronicles 18:16 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Chronicles 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse names Zadok and Abimelech as priests and Shavsha as the scribe.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within your mind, the names Zadok and Abimelech are not literal men but states of consciousness — devoted, holy faculties that govern your inner temple. The priests represent steadfast obedience to the divine order and the consecration of your thoughts to truth, while Shavsha the scribe guards the record of what you think and intend. When you hear that these offices were set in place, you are reminded that your life is not at the mercy of chance but ordered by inner function obeying the I AM, the living awareness within. Neville's method invites you to recognize that worship is not a ritual to perform but a feeling-state you inhabit. By assuming the role of the inner priests and ensuring the scribe records only what aligns with your true aim, you align your inner law with creative power. Your imagination becomes the temple's furniture: thoughts, feelings, and memories arranged to honor the divine mind, and your external world follows as the reflection of that harmony.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes, assume the roles of Zadok and Abimelech as inner priests and Shavsha as the scribe, and feel the temple of your mind already established; revise any thought that contradicts this order.
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