Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 22:6-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 22 in context

Scripture Focus

6When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

8That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

1 Samuel 22:6-8

Biblical Context

Saul sits in Ramah with his spear, accusing his court of conspiring against him and lamenting that his son may have turned others against him, fearful that his throne is slipping.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene the outer court mirrors your inner court of awareness. Saul's fear that his throne is threatened exposes a belief that the self is divided, that power depends on others' loyalty rather than on the I AM within. The Benjamites, the servants, and even 'the son of Jesse' are inner states—desires, loyalties, and signals of status—projected as a faction that could betray you. When Saul asks, 'will the son of Jesse give you fields...' he tests worthiness by external rewards, revealing that you measure life by worldly accumulations rather than by alignment with the divine order. The Kingdom of God, in Neville's terms, is the unchanging awareness that you are the I AM and that all apparent plots are movements within your own mind. To transform it, do not fight the dream; revise the belief and feel the truth of your security. Assume you are already supported by a higher self, that no conspiracy can invade the inner state that you inhabit. Let David—the higher self or inner dream—renew your trust. The inner court then rests in peace as you acknowledge the I AM rules.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and revise: 'There is no conspiracy against me; the I AM sustains me.' Feel that certainty as real and let your inner court settle into peaceful alignment.