Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 14:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 14 in context

Scripture Focus

8Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

9If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.

10But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.

1 Samuel 14:8-10

Biblical Context

Jonathan and his armor-bearer plan to reveal themselves to the Philistines, waiting to gauge their response. If invited, they go, trusting the Lord has delivered them and that this will be a sign.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the narrative, the sign of conquest begins in consciousness, not in Philistine terrain. Jonathan and his companion embody a bold curiosity: they will expose themselves to the situation to discover whether divine favor is already theirs. The Lord’s deliverance is not a distant event; it is your readiness to act from a conviction that you are already in possession of the outcome. When you ask for a sign, you must be prepared to accept the movement of your own I AM toward action—the invitation to go up is the invitation to align with your inner certainty. The moment you imagine, 'I am delivered,' you become the sign your outer world recognizes. Then the external response—whether they bid you tarry or bid you ascend—appears to confirm your inner state. Do not seek external proof first; cultivate the inner verdict first, and the world will mirror it back. Your practice is to revise the sense of limitation into the felt truth that 'the LORD hath delivered them into our hand' in the now.