Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 6:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 6 in context

Scripture Focus

3And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

4Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

5Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

1 Samuel 6:3-5

Biblical Context

The Philistines send back the ark and, to heal their land, are instructed to offer a trespass offering; they choose five golden emerods and five golden mice, symbolizing their plagues, and are told to give glory to the God of Israel so that He might lift His hand from them.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the ark is not a mere box but the presence of the God within. The command to send back a trespass offering invites a conversion of your relationship to your own I AM; to acknowledge fault is not to grovel, but to reestablish proper covenant with your deepest Self. The five emerods and five mice are outer tokens that picture inward plague: fear, guilt, distraction, pride, inertia. When the world offers symbols, you recognize and name your inner afflictions, and by honoring the God within, you allow the light of that Presence to release the hold of those states. True worship is not ritual but fidelity of attention; by returning glory to the God of Israel you restore alignment. Then God’s hand lightens—not by force but by your renewed faith that the I AM governs your life. Your consciousness moves from bondage to freedom as you dwell in that inner loyalty and let the imagined reality reflect outwardly.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already healed by aligning with the I AM; revise a current fear and imagine presenting a trespass offering to the inner God, feeling the weight lift as His Presence lightens your mind.