Inner Test of Wisdom
1 Kings 3:25 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Kings 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Solomon’s line about dividing the living child reveals a test of true authenticity, bringing together wisdom, discernment, and the balance of justice with mercy. It points to how we judge and choose within consciousness.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the kingly act as the I AM at work, probing a belief that two outcomes may hold sway in your life. The living child stands for your one life—your true energy and wholeness—while the two halves are the stories you tell yourself about who you are. The moment is not cruelty but discernment: which state do you claim as yours when pressure comes? The I AM asks you to feel one life, not two futures competing for reality. When you pretend there are two possibilities, you induce division; when you insist there is one life and one truth, the split dissolves and unity appears. Justice here is inner alignment; mercy is the recognition that Life belongs to one Source, so harm falls away as your assumption shifts. The true mother within asserts unity and care; you discover real power as the creation of a single living condition in the mind. Practice by assuming you are already the one life, and feel it as real now—the child restored, the mother recognized, harmony established.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume there is only one living child—your true life—feel that wholeness as real now, and revise every divided belief until unity is the only sensation you know.
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