Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 7:17-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

17And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

18And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

19And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

20And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

21And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

22And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

1 Kings 7:17-22

Biblical Context

Two temple pillars named Jachin and Boaz stand at the porch, decorated with nets, wreaths, pomegranates, and lilies, symbolizing the inner supports of true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's terms, the temple is your state of consciousness; the stones are not external but the shifts of awareness you permit. The two pillars—Jachin and Boaz—are the inner conditions that uphold your experience: one that establishes by inner decree, the other that lends the strength to endure. The nets of checker work and wreaths of chain work are the patterned thoughts you accept as reality, arranged round the top to cover the nesting place of your perception. The lilies at the top symbolize fragrance and purity in worship, the quality of your attention when aligned with I AM. The pomegranates, two hundred in rows, represent plentiful, fruitful ideas ripening within your psyche. When you refuse to doubt and rest your attention on the I AM, you psychologically erect these pillars in your private temple, thereby shaping outward events. Realize that the temple’s architecture is your imagination in action, and true worship is steady attention to the committed pattern of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine standing before your inner temple. Place two pillars before you and name them Jachin and Boaz, then declare, 'I establish my world in the I AM' and 'In the I AM, strength is made manifest,' seeing lilies crown the top and feeling the structure uphold your life.