Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 10:6-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 10 in context

Scripture Focus

6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

8Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

1 Corinthians 10:6-10

Biblical Context

The passage warns that the failures of Israel in the wilderness serve as examples; it calls you to avoid lust, idolatry, sexual immorality, tempting God, and murmuring in your own life.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses describe internal weather, not distant events. The Israelites’ wanderings mirror the restless mind, chasing appetites and external proofs. 'Lust after evil things' is the psyche clinging to images of lack or comfort, instead of aligning with the I AM within. 'Idolaters' are thoughts worshiping forms—people, things, or rituals—while neglecting the living I AM. 'Fornication' here means mixing spirit with mere appearances, seeking fulfillment in transient pleasures rather than in the inner truth. 'Tempting Christ' is the self testing the inner law, doubting the power of awareness to enact it. 'Murmur' exposes the habit of complaint, implying separation from the divine order. The cure is inward: assume the end, dwell as the I AM, and let outer circumstances reflect that inner decree. Your present world is the visible draft of your imagination; revise it by consciously inhabiting the truth of your unified I AM, until what you imagine becomes your lived reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare: I am the I AM; I have overcome lust, idols, and murmuring in this now. Revise the scene by imagining the outer world reflecting inner steadfastness.