Neville Goddard on 2 Chronicles 8:12-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

13Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

14And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

15And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

2 Chronicles 8:12-15

Biblical Context

Solomon offers offerings and keeps feast-days according to Moses’ command, ordering the priests and Levites to their duties, and the people remain faithful to the king’s command regarding matters and treasures.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the temple is not a stone but a state of awareness. The altar is the point of attention where you place your I AM—the awakening presence that you carry through every moment. Solomon’s rhythm—burnt offerings, sabbaths, new moons, solemn feasts—becomes a daily discipline of inner worship, performed in the exact tempo your heart can sustain. The appointment of the priests, Levites, and porters mirrors the parts of yourself that praise, serve, and guard your gates: each function kept in its due order so that praise and ministry arise naturally before the Presence. To depart from the commandment would be to abandon that inner alignment, to scatter energy rather than consecrate it. When you hold to the inner commandments, you discover that the I AM remains the constant priest and king within you, and the temple endures as long as you tend it with attention, fidelity, and love. The outward rituals become mirrors of your inner steadiness, showing how a single, faithful consciousness can govern your life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in quiet, place your I AM on the altar of awareness, and offer one clear affirmative assumption (for example, 'I am present now'). Revise any wandering thought by returning to that assumption and feeling it as real until your inner temple hums with Presence.