Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 3:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 3 in context

Scripture Focus

5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

6Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 3:5-6

Biblical Context

The verses advise not to stir up love prematurely and describe the beloved emerging from the wilderness with a sacred fragrance; it points to a divine timing for revelation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the text speaks as a law of your inner life. The 'daughters of Jerusalem' are wandering thoughts urging you to wake love now; the decree is: wait until the I AM decrees its movement. The figure coming from the wilderness is your God-consciousness, moving through the desert of lack and appearing as a column of fragrant worship. This is not about another but about your own state of awareness becoming tangible. The wilderness represents neglected mentation; the fragrance—myrrh and frankincense—signals pure worship and alignment with the divine. When you cease chasing sensation and surrender to the inner timing, love arises as a natural light, not a sudden event. Honor the appearance as a sacred occurrence shaped by your inner attentiveness. The lines about powders of the merchant remind you to release old beliefs that cloud perception and keep faith in the season of revelation.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, affirm 'I am loved by God, here and now' and envision the inner love arriving only when it pleases. Visualize the wilderness parting as a fragrant procession enters your awareness, and rest in the trust of divine timing.