Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 13:12-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 13 in context

Scripture Focus

12And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah.

13And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

14And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

1 Kings 13:12-14

Biblical Context

A father asks which way the man of God went; his sons saddle the donkey, he rides after the prophet, and finds him, confirming his identity with the words 'I am.'

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theater, the father’s question mirrors your moment of direction-seeking within. The man of God from Judah represents the higher self—the royal, prophetic mind that knows the truth you seek. Saddling the donkey is the mind’s preparation of the body as the vehicle for consciousness to travel the path of God. You mount and pursue the inner guide, not to seize him, but to align with the movement of awareness. Finding him resting under an oak signifies a pause of discernment within, a still place where the inner teacher reveals itself. When you ask, 'Are you the man of God from Judah?' and hear the response 'I am,' you affirm the I AM—your unconditioned identity as God-made awareness. The journey dramatizes obedience to the inner message: follow the inner God-Self with faith, for every outward event is a sign of your state. The path you walk is the path of your calling, realized not by force but by the certainty that you are the I AM here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: declare 'I am the man of God from Judah' and feel the I AM guiding your steps; visualize saddling your inner donkey and following the inner guide to a quiet oak of stillness.