Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 11:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 11 in context

Scripture Focus

5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

1 Kings 11:5-8

Biblical Context

Solomon turns from the LORD to idols; his heart is not fully loyal, and he sets up altars for foreign gods. This reveals how the inner life can drift toward false worship when attention is scattered among many desires.

Neville's Inner Vision

Solomon in the story is not merely a king of old times, but a symbol of the state of consciousness. The Ashtoreth and the abominations Milcom and Molech stand for mental images we entertain and elevate above the I AM. When mind clings to many 'gods'—fears, pleasures, and appearances—worship becomes divided and the inner temple is compromised. The verse notes that Solomon 'did evil in the sight of the LORD' because he did not go fully after the LORD as David did; this is the moment inner-will wavers, choosing appearances over the One. Neville's law is clear: you become what you affirm by attention. Idolatry arises when we imagine an other-power that stands between us and the I AM. The cure is to revise and reaffirm the unity: the I AM is the sole ruler, the inner Jerusalem. In this light, 'high places' are mental habits we erect and must dissolve; 'strange wives' are attachments to egoic images. Return to the inner sanctuary, dwell in the realization that all gods are but projections of consciousness, and the true worship resumes its reign within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the feeling 'I am the I AM, the sole ruler of my inner life.' For five minutes, revise any attachment to other powers by affirming the unity and feel-it-real the presence of the One within you.