Jonathan And David: Inner Covenant
1 Samuel 18:1-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 18 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
In 1 Samuel 18:1-3, Jonathan's soul is knit to David's, and they love each other as one; they enter a covenant of loyalty and mutual support, a bond that seems to transcend ordinary friendship, with David's path visibly shaped by Jonathan's pledge.
Neville's Inner Vision
The verse reveals a joining of two states of consciousness. When it says the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, Neville would phrase this as an inner alignment where two aspects of awareness recognize and affirm each other. The 'love' is not merely affection but a sustained vibrational agreement—a covenant formed within the mind to support a higher purpose shared by both. The moment Jonathan 'made a covenant' with David is the decisive act of choosing a fixed state of loyalty, a mental alignment that does not yield to external appearances or Saul's controlling impulses. This covenant is an instruction to the I AM that your inner world can craft companions who reflect your desired reality. By holding in imagination and feeling the bond as already present, you solidify a pattern that then expresses itself outwardly. Thus, the inner decision precedes any outward arrangement, and loyalty becomes the condition for the manifestation of cooperative power in your life.
Practice This Now
Practice: Sit quietly, recall a person you wish to align with on a noble purpose, and imagine your two souls already joined in a covenant. Declare inwardly, 'We are bound by a permanent inner bond to support this good,' and feel that unity as real today. Then act today in a way that honors that renewed loyalty.
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