Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 11:1-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

3And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

4Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

5And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

6And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

7And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

8And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

11And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

12And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

13And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

14Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1 Samuel 11:1-15

Biblical Context

Jabeshgilead faces a brutal demand and calls for help. Saul's Spirit-led boldness turns fear into action and delivers Israel, leading to the renewal of the kingdom at Gilgal.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jabeshgilead in your mind is a corner besieged by fear—Nahash stands for limitation pressing at your gate. When the news of deliverance comes, your inner Saul—the awakened will—stirs the Spirit of God as a warm certainty. The act of cutting the oxen becomes a decisive revision: you declare that any thought not serving your sovereignty will be discarded from your mental field. The fear that gathered the people dissolves as you realize salvation is already at hand, not by force but by the I AM moving within you. You marshal your inner faculties, align them in harmony, and stand in the morning watch of consciousness, victory becoming inevitable. The external scene—victory over the Ammonites—mirrors inner alignment; a new crown is placed not by others' decree but by your own conscious decree. The kingdom within is renewed, and you rejoice, for the I AM has wrought salvation in you today.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and affirm, 'I am the salvation this situation seeks'; feel the inner king rising, then take a single practical step today that aligns with that inner decree.