Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 1:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

2Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

1 Kings 1:1-2

Biblical Context

David, the aged king, is cold and lacks heat; his servants seek warmth from an external source.

Neville's Inner Vision

David embodies a state of consciousness grown cold by time; the cry for a young virgin is not a literal appointment but the longing for a fresh, unconditioned impulse to awaken dormant life within. In Neville’s practice, heat is the felt presence of life—generated from a belief in inner source rather than outward circumstances. The “virgin” represents a pure, new assumption—an untried possibility that can rest in the heart of the king and stir him to a new awareness of being. The king's inability to heat himself reveals habits of thinking in lack and aging; renewal comes when you shift attention from external remedies to an inner sense of I AM warmth. By dwelling in the feeling that warmth is already yours, you invite a fresh consciousness to arise and reclaim the kingly presence you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume a vivid warmth filling your chest, as if your I AM presence is breathing heat into you. Stay with that sensation until belief and feeling mingle, making the warmth real in your present awareness.