Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 18:25-29 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 18 in context

Scripture Focus

25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.

26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.

27And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

28And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

29And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.

1 Kings 18:25-29

Biblical Context

Elijah exposes the futility of calling on outward powers; the Baal altar yields no fire. The true response comes from within when one aligns with the I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

Elijah's test is a mirror: the God you call upon is the God you already are. The prophets of Baal embody countless beliefs you have accepted as sources of power outside yourself. They cry, they strive, they cut themselves, yet the inner fire never comes because no true fire exists apart from your awareness. When midday comes and there is silence, you are being asked to stop paying homage to images and to return to the one I AM within. The moment you stop seeking fire from without and fix your attention on the I AM, you discover that imagination is the creator, and awareness is the flame. Your altar is within; your prayers become a revision of your state of consciousness until you feel the truth of the fulfilled desire. The scene is not punishment but a discipline: to test your inner alignment and choose the living deity of your moment-by-moment consciousness. Here the noonday silence is invitation: revise the belief that power resides outside. Own your sovereignty, and let the voice you seek arise as the felt reality of the I AM already within.

Practice This Now

Choose a present longing, close your eyes, and imagine the I AM within lighting your inner altar now. Revise the belief that power comes from without and feel the wish fulfilled as your true state.