Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 13:23-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 13 in context

Scripture Focus

23And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back.

24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

1 Kings 13:23-24

Biblical Context

A prophet returns after eating and drinking, then is slain by a lion on the road; the carcass lies in the path with the donkey nearby, illustrating the consequences of ignoring inner instruction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Reflect on this as the drama of your own inner world. The 'prophet' is a state of consciousness you trust to guide your day. You feed it with sensory comforts (bread and drink) and set it off on the outward road (the donkey). But when you depart from the inner order of the I AM, you awaken the lion—the self-correcting law of inner accountability. The lion slaying the prophet is not punishment from without; it is the result your consciousness awakens to when it ignores its inner decree. The carcass left in the road is your former belief—an energy that lies still because you refused to realign. The donkey standing with it hints at the body awaiting its true state to ride in harmony. Seen this way, the scene is a practical teaching: your outer life follows your inner state, and deviations invite vivid correction until you revise. By returning to the inner command and dwelling in the assumption of the wish fulfilled, you dissolve the conflict and let the new state illuminate your path.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume the fulfilled state; repeat, I AM the state now realized. Feel the inner decree guiding every step and revise the moment of doubt until it drops away.