Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 16:6-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 16 in context

Scripture Focus

6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.

7But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

1 Samuel 16:6-7

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts judging by outward appearance with God's view of the heart; true discernment and anointing come from inner state rather than external form.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how Samuel looks through the eyes of lack, while the I AM within you makes no account of height or color. The Lord does not see as man sees; man looks on the outward, but the heart is weighed by the divine. This is a call to inner conversion: the anointing is the moment your inner state aligns with the reality you would live. When you feel lack or fear about your future, you are projecting outward form rather than listening to the inner signal. The Lord, the I AM, already knows the right state to be; cultivate that state until it becomes your habitual vision. Stop measuring yourself by appearance; insist that your inner conviction is the truth of your being. The Samuel scene becomes your mirror: examine not the outer person or circumstance, but the inner seat of awareness that gives life to all appearances. Your task is to revise your picture until it harmonizes with the heart's truth, and then watch reality rearrange to reflect it.