Inner Tabernacle of God Within

Acts 7:44-50 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Acts 7 in context

Scripture Focus

44Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
45Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
46Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
47But Solomon built him an house.
48Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
49Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
50Hath not my hand made all these things?
Acts 7:44-50

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts outward temples with the truth that the Most High does not dwell in buildings made with hands; true dwelling is within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us read the wilderness and the temple as a map of your interior. The tabernacle of witness is not a place in time but a state of awareness you can fashion in imagination. The claim that the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands invites you to ask: if heaven is the throne of consciousness, where is your rest? The narrative shows an evolution from outward symbol to inward realization: Solomon's house is beautiful, yet it is only an outer shrine; the living God has no need of bricks when your I AM is the resting place. Thus the true covenant is loyalty to your inner state, to keep your attention fixed on the divine within. The Gentiles' possession becomes your own expansion: a widening of consciousness into new states, not by external rites but by interior alignment. When you realize that Hath not my hand made all these things? you sense that creation occurs within you, by your assumption and feeling. Therefore, the disciple's work is simple: refuse to look outside for the divine; sit with eyes closed, imagine the sanctuary within, and assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled until it governs your day. Imagination creates your reality, for you are the I AM that sees it.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare I am the tabernacle of God within me. Build the feeling of the divine rest already present and let it govern your day.

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