Neville Goddard on 1 Kings 9:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Kings 9 in context

Scripture Focus

20And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,

21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

1 Kings 9:20-21

Biblical Context

The verses describe that after the conquest, some non-Israelite peoples and their children remained in the land and were subjected to tribute.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within me, the land is my field of awareness, and the Amorites, Hittites, and the rest are the old states of consciousness that linger after a mental clearing. The king’s levy over those who remain becomes a symbol for my own inner governance. I do not fight with these remnants; I reassign them to labor for the prosperity of the inner realm. The bondservants are not enemies but faculties of mind—memory, habit, fear, attachment—that still claim some voice in my decisions. By declaring and accepting that the I AM is ruler here, I enlist these faculties into service of righteousness and justice. The Kingdom of God—my present awareness—is established as the highest authority, and I observe how thoughts and images fall into place under that rule. The apparent "bondage" dissolves as I feel the wish fulfilled: not by force, but by aligning every energy with the one will. When I entertain the assumption that the king governs all, the inner landscape becomes orderly, peaceful, and luminous, and the seeming remnants become instruments that support the king's peace.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, place your hand on your heart, and declare, I AM the I AM, and I rule this inner land. Visualize the lingering remnants stepping into loyal service, carrying out the king’s decree, until the throne within feels undeniable.