Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 21:9-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 21 in context

Scripture Focus

9And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

11And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

12They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

1 Kings 21:9-13

Biblical Context

Naboth is framed by Jezebel's manipulation of letters, a fast, and false witnesses to murder him. The elders comply, illustrating how distorted judgment plays out.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here Naboth is a state of inner life, the true claim to your rightful place within the I AM. Jezebel and her letters symbolize the habitual mind that uses law and fear to condemn what is sweet and true. The fast is the withholding of feeling; the two Belial witnesses are inner accusers who speak of guilt in the presence of your own consciousness. The elders and nobles represent the social mind that agrees with the tale, lending it apparent authority. The king is the ego's 'I,' thinking it can kill truth by decree. Yet the scripture invites you to see that the power of life is immovable when you align with the I AM that witnesses without judgment. Rewrite the scene by assuming Naboth stands alive in your awareness; let the accusers vanish and the fast dissolve. Feel the truth of your unity with God and let righteousness arise from within, not from outward statutes. In that inner conversion, the outer drama bows to your new state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the inner scene: Naboth stands alive and honored in your mental court, the accusers dissolving. Then feel the I AM witnessing truth now, as if the entire court is aligned with your highest good.