Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 13:16-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 13 in context

Scripture Focus

16And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

17For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

18He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

1 Kings 13:16-18

Biblical Context

One prophet is commanded not to eat or drink in the place; another speaker claims a word from the LORD and deceives him into returning to dine, illustrating how deceit arises when a supposed divine message is believed without inner discernment.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the scene as a state of consciousness rather than a history. The original command to eat or drink nothing is the unalterable I AM in you—the inner directive you will not abandon for any surface urgings. The boastful 'I am a prophet also' and the claim that an angel spoke to bring him back represents a counterfeit voice arising from fear, vanity, or a need to be seen as chosen. When you grant that voice authority, you invite a lie into your inner house and resist the essential stillness of the LORD. The remedy is not judgment of the other but a revision of the scene in your imagination: reaffirm the original command as true now, refuse the counterfeit, and stand firm in the awareness that the only voice worth following is the one that aligns with the I AM. Remember that imagination creates reality; by holding the inner decree in feeling and conviction, you dissolve the appearance of deceit and restore obedience to the true inner word.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and repeat, 'I am the I AM; I follow the inner command, not the counterfeit word,' until the feeling of certainty floods your body. Then revise the scene in your mind so the false prophet cannot sway you, and rest in the unchanged truth.