Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 6:19-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

19And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

20And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

1 Samuel 6:19-20

Biblical Context

The passage shows that approaching the holy presence without reverence leads to distress; the people lament after judgment and wonder who can stand before the holy LORD God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville Goddard's voice, the ark is your inner presence—the I AM you are. To look into it without preparation is to invite the fire of truth to test your state; the 'great slaughter' signifies old identifications being cleared away. The question 'Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God?' becomes a question of whether your current consciousness can sustain the light of the I AM. If you cling to fear, you contract and your beliefs fall away; if you align with the I AM, you endure and are refined. The remedy is a simple assumption: I am the Holy; I stand before the LORD now. Feel this standing as real and dwell there until separation dissolves and a new harmony arises.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and imagine you are before the Holy I AM within; declare, 'I am the Holy; I stand before the LORD now,' then hold that feeling for several breaths.