Inner Temple of Awe

1 Kings 6:23-30 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Kings 6 in context

Scripture Focus

23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
1 Kings 6:23-30

Biblical Context

Within 1 Kings 6:23-30, Solomon erects two golden cherubim in the inner sanctuary, flanked by carved walls and a gold floor, symbolizing sacred order and divine presence guarded by beauty.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner sanctuary of your mind, the two cherubim are not distant statues but steadfast attitudes of awareness—attention and reverence—lifted to ten cubits height as the centerpiece of your consciousness. Their wings span the walls, touching one another in the middle, signaling that true worship is the unity of perception and belief at the I AM's center. The gold overlay announces that your nature is radiant, not earned; by imagining gold on the walls and floor you declare that the inner realm is already sacred and fully saturated with divine life. The palm trees and open flowers carved upon the walls symbolize growth and beauty sprouting from quiet expectancy; they exist inside you as thoughts that bless and cultivate, not as ornaments to seek outside. The separation between holy and ordinary dissolves when you realize God is within—the still, aware I AM that never leaves you. Your covenant loyalty is to remain seated in that awareness, to let your daily decisions be born from it, not from external rites. Practice the assumption that the inner temple is complete and that you, as I AM, reign there with calm, golden light.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the inner temple is your mind; align the two cherubim—steady attention and reverent stillness. Feel a golden light saturate every thought as you bless the I AM within.

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