Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.

2Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.

3Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.

4And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.

5And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

6Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:

8For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

9And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

10There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

11And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:

12Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

13It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

14So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

2 Chronicles 5:1-14

Biblical Context

Solomon completes the temple work, brings the ark to its appointed place, and the assembly worships as the glory of the LORD fills the temple with a radiant cloud.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as a vivid allegory of your own consciousness. The house of the LORD is the state of awareness you inhabit; the ark is your I AM—the steadfast presence that cannot depart. When Solomon and the whole assembly lift their gaze to the ark, you are practicing a revision of inner consciousness—calling forth the covenant and the sacred vessels from within your mind. The singers and priests symbolize the harmonious thoughts, feelings, and righteous actions aligned in praise. When their united sound fills the space, a cloud of presence descends, and the temple is flooded with the glory of the LORD. The external rite does not cause this filling; it merely witnesses what you already are. You do not seek God’s presence as an outside gift; you awaken to it as your own I AM, and the world reflects that inner reality. The temple stands, because the glory of God has filled it from within, as you insist, I AM that I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, assume the state 'The temple is finished; the ark is at its place; the glory fills the house.' Feel the room warm with presence; stay in that feeling for a few breaths.