Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 7:9-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 7 in context

Scripture Focus

9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

12And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

1 Kings 7:9-12

Biblical Context

These verses describe a temple built with costly stones from foundation to coping, surrounding the inner house of the LORD and its great court. The precision of stone and cedar signals a realised order in worship and separate sacred space.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's frame, the temple is not a building of stone but a state of consciousness. The foundation of costly stones signifies a foundation of priceless, unshakeable awareness—an I AM built upon quality thoughts held steady. The stones that are 'sawed' with saws symbolize disciplined, intentional thinking trimmed to fit the divine pattern you now insist upon. Above, costly stones and cedars point to your elevated conditions of mind where beauty and order are not accidental but the natural expression of your inner acceptance that God dwells in you as I AM. The great court around the house of the LORD represents the circumference of your awareness, a protective boundary of holy attention, while the three rows of hewed stones and the cedar beams show layered, orderly worship—reverent, structured, and separating the sacred from the profane. In this interpretation, the LORD's dwelling is already within your awareness; you are the architect and caregiver of a temple that responds to your revelation. By assuming that your inner life is already built to spec, you invite the divine presence to rule as your I AM.