Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 21:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

3And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

5But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

6And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

7And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

1 Kings 21:1-7

Biblical Context

Naboth refuses to sell his inheritance; Ahab sulks, and Jezebel schemes to seize it.

Neville's Inner Vision

I read Naboth's refusal as the law written in your heart, the covenant loyalty that cannot be sold. Ahab, the waking ego, contends for a bigger garden near the palace of your attention, thinking possession brings security. Jezebel is the whispering rationalization that says, you must have more, you deserve this better estate. Yet God—the I AM—does not bless theft from your inner estate. The moment you press for more through force, you deny your birthright and block the life-current of the I AM. The cure is to retreat into the silent covenant within; to revise your stance, not out there, but in here, where the royal law governs. When you assume you already own your true kingdom, you cease bargaining with life and let the inner law operate. Naboth’s word—The Lord forbid it me—becomes the turn to rest in your rightful sovereignty, not in outer conquest; in that rest, the kingdom within is yours now.

Practice This Now

Assume: I already own my inner vineyard by divine right. Revise: I release the impulse to seize from others. Feel-it-real: I am the keeper of my inner inheritance, and the I AM now governs my life.