Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 17:19-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 17 in context

Scripture Focus

19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

20And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

21And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

22And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.

1 Kings 17:19-22

Biblical Context

Elijah takes the widow’s son, prays to God, and the child is restored to life. The surface story points to inner life being revived through faith and right consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

This tale is a portrait of inner life restored by the acts of awakened awareness. The widow’s dwelling represents your current circumstance of lack or despair; Elijah stands for the I AM within you—your steadfast, observing consciousness. Lifting the child from the bosom and laying him on the bed symbolizes moving a life-principle into a higher seat of awareness, where it can be revived. Elijah’s cry to the LORD is your imperative to assert life over appearances: life is not a drift of fortune but the emanation of your own awareness. The act of stretching himself upon the child three times mirrors three deliberate acts of imaginative activity—faith, persistence, and revision—each a fresh instance of reviving belief. When the LORD hears, it is the inner voice responding to your unwavering assumption. The revival marks a shift from fear to trust, from deathlike appearances to life in expression. Hold this consciousness as your true state, and you embody the truth that life never truly wanes within you.

Practice This Now

Explore Elijah’s revival as a map for inner life. Neville-inspired practice invites you to assume life now, revise fear, and feel the I AM reviving what's dead. Close your eyes and assume: 'The life of God in me revives this state now.' Hold the feeling of revived life for a few breaths and move through your day with that assurance.