Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 1:11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 1 in context

Scripture Focus

11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

1 Samuel 1:11

Biblical Context

Hannah vows to the LORD that if she bears a son, she will dedicate him to the LORD for his whole life, with his head kept unshaven as a sign of consecration. The vow links the desire for a child to lifelong service and holiness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this verse, you are invited to see that the vow is a decisive shift in consciousness, not a petition to an external power. In Neville’s language, the affliction is a state of lack that your I AM can transmute by consent. When you say, 'I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life,' you are not promising to perform a future deed; you are declaring that the state of wholeness already belongs to you and that you will live from its temple. The Lord of hosts becomes the inner awareness that remembers who you are and what you have already become. The hair-cutting image marks a sacred separation from fear and dependence, a commitment to nurture a state of grace rather than flirt with lack. Persist in this inner allegiance, and the seeming delay collapses as memory returns: the child is the manifestation of a mind aligned with the divine will. In effect, the 'son' you seek is the living form of vitality, obedience, and purpose arising from your conscious choice to place the state of grace over the drama of want.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state of the fulfilled vow: you are the I AM and the blessing you seek is already yours. Feel the gratitude as if the outcome is here, then offer it to the divine and dwell in that conviction for a few minutes.