Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 22:20-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 22 in context

Scripture Focus

20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

23Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

1 Kings 22:20-23

Biblical Context

The LORD asks who will persuade Ahab to go to Ramothgilead; a spirit offers to persuade, and God permits a lying spirit in the prophets, leading to Ahab's downfall.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the inner eye, the drama is not about a king abroad but about a king within—the I AM you. The LORD asks, what inner persuasion will move you toward your Ramothgilead? The spirit that steps forward represents a belief or thought you have entertained, the 'I will persuade him' that sits in your assumption. When the LORD asks, Wherewith? and the spirit answers, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets, you hear the broadcast of your own conditioned voices—stories you have come to assent to about defeat, lack, or limitation. The opposition is not a demon from without but a pattern you unknowingly reinforce with attention. The verse then reveals a crucial truth: you are free to revise. The ‘lying’ is a habit of mind, and the freedom comes when you refuse that narrative and align your imagination with the truth of your I AM. In that alignment, your inner king speaks, and the outcome becomes inevitable in your experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the I AM; I have already chosen my Ramoth-gilead.' Then revise every inner prophet by replacing their claims of limitation with a single, unwavering vision of your desired outcome, and feel it real.