Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 14:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 14 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

2And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men;

3And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

4And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

6And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

7And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

1 Samuel 14:1-7

Biblical Context

Jonathan and his armor-bearer secretly move to attack the Philistines, trusting that the LORD can save with many or few while Saul and the people hesitate.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jonathan represents a shift in your consciousness from hesitation to decisive action. The Philistine garrison stands for the resistant conditions of your life, and the two rocks Bozez and Seneh mark the two possible courses: stay within safety or press forward with trust in the unlimited power of the I AM. When he says, 'it may be that the LORD will work for us,' he embodies the inner principle that divine power does not depend on numbers but on alignment of consciousness. The armor-bearer's pledge, 'I am with thee according to thy heart,' echoes your inner chorus—the higher self that agrees with your chosen image. The crossing becomes a symbolic leap into a state of consciousness where there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. To apply this now, imagine you are already where you seek to be and feel the presence of power moving with you, guiding your steps, and turning obstacles into opportunity.

Practice This Now

Practice: In a quiet moment, assume the role of Jonathan and declare, 'I and the LORD are one; I go forth with divine power behind me.' Then revise any fear by repeating, 'There is no restraint to the I AM.'