Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 15:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 15 in context

Scripture Focus

22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22

Biblical Context

The verse questions whether God prefers ritual offerings or faithful obedience to His voice, affirming that listening and obeying is true worship.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Samuel, the LORD's delight is not in burnt offerings but in faithful obedience to the inner command. Your true worship has no outward spectacle apart from the state of consciousness you keep. In Neville's language, the LORD is the I AM in you, the still small voice you hear when you quiet the clamor of desire. When you obey that inner voice—right now—you align with your essential nature and awaken potential that ritual cannot produce. The inner act of obedience reshapes beliefs, feelings, and circumstances, so your world becomes a direct reflection of what you assume to be true. The 'fat of rams' is the weight of clinging to form; release it by trusting the guiding thought and acting accordingly. The covenant loyalty spoken is a lifetime commitment to remain faithful to the I AM, regardless of appearances. So the real covenant is inner obedience, not external sacrifice, and its fruit is reality shaped by your chosen state of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling that you are already obedient to your inner guidance; revise any doubt and feel-it-real that you are listening and acting in accord with the I AM now.