Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 18:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 18 in context

Scripture Focus

5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

6So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself.

1 Kings 18:5-6

Biblical Context

Ahab and Obadiah divide the land to search fountains and brooks for water to save the horses and mules. They move separately to cover more ground.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider 1 Kings 18:5-6 as a parable of the inner kingdom. Ahab and Obadiah walk the land, not to bargain with fate, but to locate fountains that will sustain the life of their beasts. In Neville’s sense, the water represents living consciousness—the I AM that you are, the sense of being that feeds every starved impulse. The division of the land is not a geographical feat but a mental technique: two pathways opened so your attention can pass through the whole of your psyche, seeking evidence of vitality. The drought is your moment of forgetfulness, a forgetting of the abundance that already resides in you. When you read this with the imagination that you are the sovereign of your inner country, you realize the horses and mules are your own desires and energies. Providence does not abandon you; it invites you to become aware of the inner springs that never dry. The true king, the I AM in you, assigns you channels of life—fountains and brooks—through which you can save your inner life and keep your kingdom alive.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place a hand on your heart, and affirm I AM consciousness as the source of all supply. Visualize a rising inner fountain and, with a single intention, divide your attention between two streams of life—daily needs and higher purpose—and feel the abundance flow now.