Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 3:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

1 Samuel 3:3

Biblical Context

The lamp of God shines in the temple where the ark rests, and Samuel lies down to sleep. The verse presents a mood of quiet expectation before divine revelation.

Neville's Inner Vision

View the temple as your inner consciousness. The lamp of God is the light of awareness shining in the place where your covenant (the ark) resides. Samuel lying down represents the latent voice within you awaiting awakening. Before the lamp goes out, you stand at a choice: preserve the light with steady attention or let distraction dim it. The scene invites you to revise your sense of self into the awareness that you are both lamp and watcher; keep the lamp lit by the I AM, and you awaken Samuel—the guidance that speaks when you listen in stillness. When you claim the Presence as your own here and now, outer darkness yields to inner dawn, and true worship becomes simply recognizing that God is within your consciousness, always ready to guide your next move.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in stillness and declare, 'The lamp of God stays lit in my temple.' Then revise your sense of self to that Presence and feel it real as you breathe.