Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 17:55-58 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

55And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

56And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

57And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.

1 Samuel 17:55-58

Biblical Context

Saul asks who the youth is as David defeats Goliath. Abner cannot answer, and David is brought before Saul, declaring himself the son of Jesse.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the inner eye, the scene in 1 Samuel 17:55–58 becomes a map of your consciousness. Saul’s question, "Whose son art thou?" is the call to name the state you inhabit. Abner’s silence signals the outward authorities that cannot name the subtler strength waking within you. David’s return with the Philistine’s head is not merely a boy’s triumph; it is the embodied conviction that you are the son of Jesse—Bethlehemite birth, humble origin, yet chosen to stand in the presence of kingship. When you reinterpret the moment as an inner event, the giant is fear or limitation, slain not by a sword but by the realization that I AM is your true identity. The king’s inquiry becomes your invitation to claim the kingdom inside. In that act, the outer world begins to flow with the order of your inward state, and power appears in your life as the natural fruit of your recognized I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the I AM as the living king within, and revise the scene by answering, "I am the son of the I AM." See yourself returning with the symbol of your inner victory, and dwell in that feeling until it fills your outer day.