Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 2:26-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

27So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

1 Kings 2:26-27

Biblical Context

Solomon banishes Abiathar from priestly service to fulfill the LORD’s word about Eli’s house; Abiathar is spared for the moment but removed from the priesthood. The passage marks a shift in inner order from an old priestly identity to a new alignment with divine purpose.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner king—the I AM behind every thought—rearranges the temple of your mind. Abiathar represents the old priestly identity clinging to a worn ark, the form you once used to carry holiness before your father-consciousness. He is sent to Anathoth, a quiet field inside, making room for a higher order to emerge. The ark of the LORD remains carried by David, your present awareness; God is not erased but carried forward by your living consciousness. The king’s decree to remove Abiathar, yet spare him for the time, is the mercy of your I AM, not a brutal judgment but a strategic withdrawal of an old pattern so truth can take its rightful place. When the LORD’s word about Eli’s house is fulfilled in your mind, you witness a purification: old patterns fall away and obedience rises to the present spiritual state. This is the inner fulfillment of prophecy—your mind reorders itself to make room for wisdom to govern.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: Close your eyes and address the old self as Abiathar, telling it to depart to Anathoth and that it is released from priesthood; then anchor in the living ark of awareness carried by your I AM and invite a new, wiser order to guide your thoughts.