Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 16:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

4And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

1 Samuel 16:3-5

Biblical Context

Samuel is directed to Bethlehem to anoint the man God names, and the people are called to sanctify themselves as part of the sacred ritual.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Samuel's journey is not a relocation of a man but a movement of consciousness. The phrase 'I will show thee whom I name' speaks to the inner I AM naming a state of awareness, not a fleshly candidate. Bethlehem stands for your current center of awareness where the sacred acts occur. The trembling elders symbolize fears born of separation from the divine idea; sanctifying them is the inner purification the altar of attention requires. When Samuel says, 'Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD,' he declares that the inner self comes in peace to the altar of awareness. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice means purifying inner dispositions—revising thoughts, feelings, and beliefs—to be present to the higher calling. As you hear the directive to anoint the one I name, you recognize that every noble trait you admire exists as a state of consciousness within you. The anointing is realizing that you are the I AM here and now, appointed to govern your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, I am the I AM here; sanctify my inner state and call forth the quality I name as my own. See it in symbol and feel it present now.