Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 8:41-43 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 8 in context

Scripture Focus

41Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;

42(For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;

43Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

1 Kings 8:41-43

Biblical Context

A stranger, not of Israel, comes to pray toward the temple, so that all the earth may know God's name. The house is said to be called by His name.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text, the stranger is not another person apart from you; he is the hidden parts of your consciousness, the longed-for powers and fears that live in a distant country of memory. The temple is your inner sanctuary, a state of awareness you yourself have built and named by the I AM. When the stranger comes to pray toward this house, it marks the moment you invite every fragment of self to present itself before the living you. To hear in heaven is to align your inner awareness with one governing reality—the I AM—so that the entire field of your life may recognize that name. True worship, in this light, is inclusive: as you welcome every aspect of yourself into the temple, you demonstrate that God’s name is known and honored through inner unity. Thus, the outward world reflects your inward revelation, and a house built by imagination becomes a beacon named for the divine.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine a stranger from far within your own consciousness stepping toward your inner temple to pray toward the I AM. Feel the I AM welcoming every part of you and declare unity, as all your life comes to know your true name.