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

Read 1 Kings 5 in context

Scripture Focus

5And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

1 Kings 5:5

Biblical Context

Solomon declares his aim to build a house for the LORD in accord with a divine word given to David; the project is anchored in the promise that his successor will carry the work forward for God's name.

Neville's Inner Vision

The temple is a state of consciousness, a house of the Name within. The kingly throne represents your I AM awareness, and the son on the throne signifies a new inner attitude you appoint to build that sacred space. Neville teaches that imagination creates reality; therefore, you build by assuming the presence of the perfected temple now. See yourself in the inner room, with the throne of awareness, and let the Name shine through your thoughts, feelings, and choices. The process is not external construction but the inner alignment of worship, loyalty, and order. As you persist in this assumption, your environment begins to reflect the realized temple: harmony, clarity, and a living sense of divine sovereignty in your everyday life.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare you are building the temple of the LORD within you. Visualize a bright throne in your inner room with the I AM seated, and feel the Name illuminating your thoughts; then let that feeling revise any sense of lack.