Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 6:16-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

16And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

18And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.

1 Samuel 6:16-18

Biblical Context

The Philistines return the ark after recognizing its power, offering gold emerods and mice as restitution. The great stone of Abel remains as witness to the LORD's presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text the ark is not a box in a land but your own state of consciousness the I AM that you are awareness itself. The five lords of the Philistines are five facets of your mind ambition fear pride doubt and habit each pushing the ark away from its rightful place. When they see the manifestation of power they hurry back to Ekron hoping to contain it. But the true measure is not the outward gift but the inner shift you acknowledge that guilt and misalignment are only projections of a mind believed separate from God. The golden emerods and mice become symbols of symptoms that vanish when you align with the truth the ark rests on the great stone of Abel in the field of Joshua the house of bread where your awareness is grounded in the reality that God is present now and here. Restoration is not an event but a revision of self into that unchanging I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the ark of God within as your I AM and declare that guilt is laid down. Feel the awareness settle, and revise your self to align with this truth until you feel it real.