Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 20:25-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 20 in context

Scripture Focus

25And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

26Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

27And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

1 Samuel 20:25-27

Biblical Context

Saul sits as David is absent; the inner meaning shows Saul assuming David is unclean, while Jonathan and Abner remain present. The scene mirrors inner states ready for purification.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville lens, the kingly seat is a state of awareness; David's empty chair marks a belief that your inner Self is absent. Saul's 'not clean' is Saul's projection, not David's reality—fear, guilt, and judgment occupying the throne. The scene becomes a spiritual mirror: the kingdom's real Presence rests within, independent of outer attendance. When you accept you are unclean, you evacuate the seat; when you revise that belief and claim the seated Self, you invite the Presence of God—the I AM—into your inner chamber. The two companions, Jonathan and Abner, symbolize loyal faculties supporting the inner king, yet the crucial point is the seat itself. The lesson is this: identity is not proven by others' hands but by the I AM within. Practice the quiet assumption that your seat is filled by the Beloved Self, and let your perception shift toward wholeness and purity.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and revise the scene: the chair is not empty but occupied by your Beloved Self. Feel the I AM settling into you, then rest a moment in that luminous sense of wholeness.