Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 14:11-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 14 in context

Scripture Focus

11So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.

12And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.

13And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.

14Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

15And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 14:11-15

Biblical Context

David defeats his enemies with God's immediate intervention, then destroys the Philistines' idols. He seeks God again, is told not to attack at once and to listen for a signal in the mulberry trees before marching.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe how the narrative in 1 Chronicles 14:11-15 becomes a map of the inner life. The 'enemies' are the restless thoughts and old worships that rise when you forget your I AM. When David calls out that God broke in like waters, you are being urged to recognize a shift in consciousness: God is not far away but moving through your own awareness, clearing the inner valley of fear. The burning of their gods is the purging of false images you once held as reality, a renunciation of idols you entertained in the theater of your mind. After their retreat, the Philistines return—so too your old limitations may attempt a second take. You are instructed to inquire again of God, which is your habit of turning back within to the still, small voice of your I AM. The signal comes as a sound in the tops of inner trees—the creative impression that God has already gone before you to smite the host. Trust that the victory is already prepared in your consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling of the battle already won: 'God goes before me' and 'I am protected.' Then listen for the inner signal—the sound in the mulberry trees—and step out in faith.