Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 13:26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 13 in context

Scripture Focus

26And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

1 Kings 13:26

Biblical Context

The verse records that the man of God was slain by a lion because he disobeyed the LORD's word; this illustrates the consequences of ignoring an inner directive. It also hints that staying aligned with the inner word governs outward experience.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville reading, the man of God symbolizes a state of consciousness that traveled a path under the LORD’s word. To turn aside from that word is to invite a law of outer appearance—here represented by the lion—that mirrors inner drift. The lion is not a literal beast but the visible result of misalignment with the I AM, the living word within. When the mind obeys the inner command, events reflect that fidelity with steadiness and providential guidance. The story teaches that obedience to the inner word is the practice by which you secure protection and coherent experience; disobedience, even momentary, yields scenes of judgment that reveal the inner state. Thus your reality is shaped by the fidelity you maintain to the word you hear within, not by external threats or blame. Return to the inner directive, and your world reorganizes to align with that truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I am the word of the LORD within me; I hear, and I obey, now. See yourself stepping onto the road with calm certainty, any lion of challenge dissolving as you remain aligned with the inner command.