Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 10 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

1 Corinthians 10:1-5

Biblical Context

The verse recalls the Israelites under the cloud and through the sea, baptized into Moses, and drinking spiritual food and drink; the Rock that followed them was Christ, yet many failed due to disbelief.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the cloud represents your ongoing awareness, the sea marks the crossing of limiting beliefs, and being baptized unto Moses signifies a disciplined mind aligned with the inner law. The same spiritual meat and drink are divine ideas that nourish your soul, and the Rock that followed them—Christ—is the indwelling I AM, the unchanging reality within you. When you identify with that inner Rock, you live under a law of harmony and provision rather than scarcity or delay. The wilderness appears where fear and resistance break your faith, but the remedy is simple: return your attention to the Christ within, assume the state of that unity, and feel it as real—now. Let your imagination supply daily bread and your feelings witness your oneness with the I AM, until the outer world reflects the inner promised land you have claimed.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, envision a luminous cloud over you, and walk through a sea of limiting thoughts. Drink the living water and eat the spiritual bread of insight, while declaring, 'Christ within me is my Rock; I am the I AM in action.'