Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 10:17-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

17And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

18And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

19And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

1 Samuel 10:17-21

Biblical Context

Samuel gathers Israel and reminds them that God delivered them, yet they ask for a king; the selection of Saul unfolds as an inner shift from relying on God to embracing earthly rule.

Neville's Inner Vision

Samuel’s gathering is your call to return to Mizpeh—the meeting place of awareness. The LORD’s speech through him is not a history lesson but a reminder: I brought you up, I delivered you; the power was always within. When you hear, 'Nay, but set a king over us,' you are witnessing a shift in consciousness—from reliance on the I AM to trusting a secondary image to govern your life. The 'king' is a state of mind you enthrone: a plan, a habit, a story you accept as authority. The process of calling the tribes, until Saul the son of Kish is found, is the inner work of sorting beliefs until the right dominant image stands in your mind’s eye. The moment Saul seems missing teaches the discipline of inner alignment: the form cannot appear until you align with the truth that you are governed by the I AM. So, in Neville's tone: your life will mirror the king you assume now. The outer world merely echoes the inner conviction that God alone reigns within.