Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 4:8-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 4 in context

Scripture Focus

8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

11Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 4:8-11

Biblical Context

The verses invite you to leave outward Lebanon and travel inward to the heights of consciousness, where love captivates the heart and the beloved is experienced as inner unity. It praises a love that surpasses all worldly pleasures, revealing sweetness and scent as symbols of spiritual reality.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the moment you hear the call Come with me from Lebanon, you enter the realm of the I AM where all separation dissolves. The mountains Amana, Shenir and Hermon, the lions dens and the mountains of the leopards are just mental terrains you tread in imagination. Your heart is ravished by perception of the beloved within, a unity where one eye and one chain of thy neck symbolize complete alignment. The text declares that love is sweeter than wine, more fragrant than spices, and the tongue speaks honey while the scent of your garments mirrors Lebanon, i.e., the real you radiates a Lebanon-like calm and sweetness. In Neville's psychology, this is the stirring of consciousness toward its own beauty, not an outer romance. The beloved is awareness itself, and the lover is the individual risen in awareness to witness that the world of senses fades before the inner kingdom already present. Practice fosters the felt reality of this union, turning sight into trust, fear into fascination with the inner light, and pleasure into devotion to God within.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, close your eyes, and assume the state I am the beloved; imagine stepping from Lebanon into the inner sanctuary; feel the heart captivated by the inner lover; dwell in the I AM presence for a few minutes.