Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 7:23-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

23And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

24And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

25It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

26And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

1 Kings 7:23-26

Biblical Context

A large round basin is fashioned and raised on twelve oxen, its rim decorated with lilies and knops. It is designed to hold a vast measure of water, symbolizing abundance and the presence of worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this scripture the molten sea is not mere stone and water; it reveals the fluid consciousness that underwrites all worship. The sea is a round field of awareness, spacious and complete, encircling every thought and feeling. The twelve oxen beneath it represent the twelve faculties of the mind that support your stance in God, with three oxen facing each direction to remind you that consciousness extends to all sides of life. The knops around the brim are tiny focal points of attention—moments you can place your awareness upon as you gaze within. The lilies carved on the brim symbolize beauty and purity arising from right perception. The two thousand baths speak of the vast abundance available when you dwell in I AM rather than in appearances. By aligning your inner state with this vessel, you discover that outer events unfold from your assumed reality and true worship flows from the awareness you inhabit in the moment.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine standing before the round Sea of your inner awareness, supported by the twelve powers of consciousness. Assume, revise, and feel it real by affirming I AM here and now, and let your world fill with that conscious presence.