Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 10:20-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 10 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

22Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

23And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

1 Samuel 10:20-23

Biblical Context

Samuel identifies Saul by tribe and family, then Saul hides among the stuff. When called forward, he stands taller than the rest, revealing that true kingship begins as an inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Saul as a state of consciousness awaiting emergence. The tribe and family signify inner dispositions yearning for alignment with a higher order. When Saul hides among the stuff, that is the moment when your I AM forgets its own light amid distractions, the old identity clinging to matter. The Lord's inquiry and the later finding are your inner guidance seeking to reveal the hidden ruler you have kept within. The 'hiding' is not punishment; it is the soul's safe retreat until the moment of chosen action. When he is fetched and stands among the people 'higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward,' that is the symbolic ascent of your inner king: once you align with the state you have chosen in consciousness, your outward world reflects that elevation. The moment in which the Lord points to the hidden state shows that awareness itself detects the condition of your mind, and the criterion of kingship is not birth or external appointment but the steadiness of your inner I AM.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and affirm, 'I am the I AM, sovereign in my inner court.' Then feel that certainty rise through your chest until it sits as your living reality.