Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 1:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 1 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

2And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

1 Samuel 1:1-2

Biblical Context

Elkanah, a man from Ramathaimzophim, had two wives; Hannah was barren while Peninnah had children.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this vision, the two wives symbolize two states of consciousness within every man: Peninnah is the memory of lack, while Hannah is the dream of fruitful being. Elkanah represents awareness that loves, yet cannot fill the void by itself; the I AM within you is the unpurchasable ground of all. Hannah’s barrenness is not a defect but a suspended possibility awaiting a decisive assumption that births without outer proof. The scene is your inner drama, a rehearsal for the moment you decide that what you desire already exists in your state of consciousness. Peninnah's taunts mirror habitual thoughts of lack, echoing outward circumstances. Yet awareness remains unmoved until imagination embraces a new state where fruit exists before appearance. When you dwell in that state, you move as though the thing is done, and outward life begins to conform. The text invites trust in the process, turning from appearances and toward the inner vision that births reality.