Inner Exodus From Keilah
1 Samuel 23:13 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
David and his approximately six hundred men depart Keilah and move wherever they can. Saul learns of David’s escape and withdraws from pursuit.
Neville's Inner Vision
Think of the story as the inner drama of consciousness. Keilah is a state you have identified with—security, enclosure, a fixed picture of yourself. The six hundred are the faculties of your mind ready to move when the inner situation shifts. David and his men rising and departing signify the inner movement that follows a renewed sense of self-dominion. They go whithersoever they could go, which in Neville's sense is the natural widening of awareness when guided by the I AM. Saul receiving the news of escape and refraining to pursue symbolize the old fear relinquishing its hold as your new state asserts itself. Providence is the alignment of your inner state with your desired outcome; not an external rescue but the awareness that you already possess the power to remove limitation. If you live from the assumption that you are safe, guided, and free, the outer scene mirrors that choice. You are always the I AM; movement follows the belief you hold most vividly.
Practice This Now
Assume the outcome: you are already safe and led; feel the relief and forward pull. Then follow the inner nudges toward the next right step.
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