Stone, Ark, and Sacred Joy

1 Samuel 6:13-14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

13And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
14And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
1 Samuel 6:13-14

Biblical Context

The people of Bethshemesh rejoice at the sight of the ark; the cart rests by a great stone, and they offer burnt offerings to the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the eyes lift and rejoice—the inner I AM awakening to the presence of God. The ark is not a box in a field but your own consciousness, the full, revelatory awareness that everything is God stepping into expression. The cart's coming into the field and stopping at a great stone marks a moment when your durable faith—your rock of identity—grounds the movement of consciousness. You do not chase the divine; you let your attention rest in the fact that you are the I AM, and all images, events, and feelings flow from that awareness. The act of 'clave the wood of the cart' and the offering of the kine become a symbolic surrender of the old self, a burning of former limiting stories, not a sacrifice to fear but a gift to the One. As you dwell in this, you feel the joy that follows recognition: the presence is not distant but your own mode of awareness, your inner field in which images are formed. Practice this: assume you are already in possession of the Ark; imagine the great stone as your solid state of peace, and feel gratitude in the heart for the fulfillment.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and place the ark of your awareness in view; breathe in the felt sense that I AM is here now. Stay with the great stone of settled faith as you release old stories and feel the joy of this presence.

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