Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 9:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 9 in context

Scripture Focus

8And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

9And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.

1 Kings 9:8-9

Biblical Context

The passage describes a public scene where people pass by the high house, are astonished, and wonder what the LORD has done, concluding it is because they forsook the LORD and worshiped other gods.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your life is not governed by history apart from your inner state. The high house stands for the mind when it is consecrated to the I AM; the crowd’s astonishment and hiss are the outward echo of a consciousness that has wandered from its true ruler. When you 'forsake the LORD their God' you have turned your allegiance to 'other gods'—habits, fear, or craving—images that pretend to govern you but actually rule by suggestion. The 'evil' that follows is simply the natural consequence of living under a divided worship. Yet the power remains within you to reverse the forecast: return your worship to the I AM, imagine the mind as a temple where divine presence dwells, and hold that image until it feels real. As you dwell in that single truth, the outer conditions align with the inner state, and the signs of judgment dissolve into harmony. Remember: you are not at the mercy of external history; you are the I AM imagining the world into being, and the moment you realign your consciousness, the world reorders itself.

Practice This Now

Act now: close your eyes, declare 'I AM the Lord of this mind,' and feel the inner temple filling with light. Revise any sense of past judgment by affirming that you are always led by the I AM, thereby turning away from 'other gods' and welcoming wholeness into your life.