Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 15:24-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 15 in context

Scripture Focus

24And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

25Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.

26And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

28And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.

31So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD.

1 Samuel 15:24-31

Biblical Context

Saul confesses sin to Samuel, asks forgiveness, and desires to return to worship. Samuel declares that because Saul heeded the people rather than the Lord, the Lord has rejected him from ruling Israel.

Neville's Inner Vision

As long as Saul fears the people's voice, the inner commandment is violated; the 'I AM' within him remains unacknowledged, and the kingdom—his outer symbol of authority—ends up rent from him. The Strength of Israel not lying nor repenting points to the immutable reality of your own inner nature: God within does not change with appearances. The scene is not about a historical king but about a consciousness choosing between surface worship and true alignment. When Saul asks for pardon and to return to worship, he still seeks approval from without; the moment he clings to the outer sign—royal power—over the inward law, the inner throne is vacated. Samuel's turning away and the mantle tearing symbolize the boundary where external symbols fall away when the inner state is not present. In Neville's terms, you are the king only to the degree you imagine and dwell in the I AM that commands your life. Restore the inner kingship, and the outer signs follow from that unalterable reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise: I am the unchanging I AM; I reign in my inner kingdom now. Feel the throne within, worship from that certainty, and observe the outer life align with that inner law.