Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 12:6-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

9And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

10And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

1 Samuel 12:6-11

Biblical Context

Samuel reminds the people that the LORD delivered their fathers from Egypt and acted throughout their history. When they forgot and turned away, they suffered until they cried out, and the LORD sent deliverers so they lived in safety.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Samuel’s words, you apply your present imagination: the LORD of old is the I AM within you, the steady mover behind every circumstance. The acts of deliverance he recounts are not distant histories but inner movements of consciousness that you can summon and reawaken at will. When you remember Egypt’s bondage, you are waking to the memory that your own state once seemed enslaved to fear, yet the LORD sent Moses and Aaron—your own faculties of insight and action—to free you and establish you in this moment of awareness. If you forget and align with limitation, the scene turns to struggle, and you feel the pressure of external powers. But when you cry unto the LORD—your renewed attention turning to the I AM—the deliverance comes as soon as you acknowledge that you, and you alone, are governing the script. Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel symbolize the facets of your consciousness that rise to answer in the hour of need and set you free. In truth, you dwell safe when the inner covenant is kept in mind: the LORD has already acted in your consciousness to bring you home to peace.

Practice This Now

In stillness, recall a current challenge, then affirm, 'I am the I AM of this life, delivered now.' See the inner act unfold—attention turning to the I AM, release arriving, and you dwelling in safety.