Ornan's Threshold Illumination
1 Chronicles 21:18-21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David is commanded to build an altar on Ornan's threshing floor, and he goes at Gad's word; Ornan and his four sons hide, then Ornan bows as David arrives.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the inner light, the angel of the LORD is the living I AM awakening within. David ascending to Ornan’s threshing floor represents the rising consciousness to a higher state; Gad’s word spoken in the name of the LORD is the inner invitation that a new spiritual position is already present. Ornan's fear and his sons hiding reveal the ego resisting change, while Ornan himself coming forward and bowing signifies the surrender of the old self to Truth. The altar on the threshing floor becomes not a ritual object but a symbol of worship anchored in the I AM, a place where sacrifice and atonement arise from aligning desire with divine order. The presence of God at the scene is the assurance that you are always in the divine presence when you obey this inner command. By choosing to erect this altar, you enact a new state of being, separating mind-chaff from mind-wheat on your inner ground and inviting the healing and peace that flow from true worship.
Practice This Now
Today, close your eyes and imagine standing on your inner threshing floor; hear the inner messenger Gad speaking to you in the name of the LORD, and assume you have already set up the altar of your true state. Hold this assumption briefly, and breathe I AM into your heartbeat, letting obedience and worship flow from that clear awareness.
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