Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 12:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

2And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

1 Samuel 12:1-5

Biblical Context

Samuel affirms he has hearkened to the people's request and accepted a king; he invites witnesses to his conduct, and the people testify that he has not defrauded or oppressed them, nor taken anything from anyone. He then declares that the LORD and his anointed are witnesses to his honesty.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Samuel’s assembly, you are invited to view your own mind through a single test: what is brought to light by unwavering attention and honest inner accounting. The king is your outer world of roles and authority; Samuel’s insistence on being witnessed shows that true power resides in the state of consciousness that will not tolerate deceit. When you live as the I AM—pure awareness—you awaken the inner witness, and the craving for external control softens. The LORD and his anointed symbolize higher self and waking awareness; you do not fear shifting circumstances, for alignment between inner conviction and outer events becomes natural. Integrity becomes your currency; as you maintain it, your life becomes a just expression of your inner state, and the outer is drawn into harmony with that state.

Practice This Now

Act: in a quiet moment, assume you are the witness within, and declare, 'I have not defrauded nor oppressed anyone today.' Feel the inner gaze resting on your day, and revise any moments of inconsistency until you sense your whole life in observable alignment with this truth.