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

Read 1 Kings 6 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

1 Kings 6:6

Biblical Context

The verse describes three inner chambers with increasing breadth and explains that rests were built outside the wall so the beams would not be fixed into the walls.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your house within is not a ruin but a sanctuary of possibility. The nethermost chamber, five cubits wide, the middle six, the third seven, are not measurements of stone but of states of consciousness. The outward wall is the canvas; the master builder places rests round about so the beams do not fasten to the walls. This is a parable of inner construction: when you imagine, you lay down inner supports anchored in the undying I AM, not in uncertain outer conditions. To think in terms of change is to widen a chamber; to accept the I AM as sovereign is to secure the beams in the foundation of awareness. The progressively broader chambers symbolize increasing clarity and freedom; the constraint of the walls is removed by relying on the inner structure you consciously erect. Obedience and faithfulness here mean staying with the new state until it becomes your normal condition; stewardship and creation care mean tending your inner house as one would a sacred dwelling. Practice: assume the feeling that you already inhabit this three-chambered temple; let the feeling that it is so settle and watch your life realign.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine entering a three-chambered inner room—the first five, the second six, the third seven cubits wide. Feel the beams secured by your I AM presence and declare, 'I AM that which I seek,' then rest in the feeling until outer appearances reflect the inner structure.