Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 6:1-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

6The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

1 Kings 6:1-14

Biblical Context

Solomon begins to build the LORD's house in the fourth year of his reign, shaping it with stones and cedar, and completes the structure. Then the LORD declares that He will dwell among Israel if they walk in His statutes and keep His commandments.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, imagine the temple you are building in your consciousness as the very state of awareness you live from. The four hundred and eighty years and the months mark the timing you choose to begin; the stone laid before it is brought into the house represents a fixed foundation formed by consistent thought, while the absence of hammer and iron speaks of a quiet, unforced preparation. The cedar beams that cover the house are your noble imaginal acts—faith, patience, gratitude—cloaking the core of I AM. The surrounding chambers and the winding stairs are the various moods and levels you allow around your central Presence, so that the wall remains sturdy and true. When you ascend to the middle chamber and then into the third, you are practicing the ascent of consciousness, from outward appearances to the quiet center. And when you affirm, in the deepest part of yourself, that you will walk in God’s statutes, the Word comes that I will dwell among you and will not forsake you. Finish the house by living from that Word, and your life will reflect the temple you have imagined.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the builder of your inner temple. In the present tense, declare: 'I walk in the statutes of God; the Presence dwells in me now,' and feel a growing room of light filling every corner.