Encircled Yet Unbound: David's Flight
1 Samuel 23:26 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 1 Samuel 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Saul and his men circle David on the mountain, forcing a hasty retreat in fear. The surrounding danger is presented as an immediate inner movement.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice that the mountain and the encircling Saul are not distant events but inner states. David stands as the I AM within the story, pressed by a thought-form called Saul—the image of limitation pressing from all sides. The circle of Saul’s men represents persistent beliefs that one is cornered, unfree, and under judgment. When David makes haste to escape, you are witnessing the mind's retreat from an unsupportive thought-world. Yet the power remains in the center—the awareness that does not move with fear. The 'flight' is not merely geographic; it is the revision of consciousness from fear to dominion. Trust that your inner king can outmaneuver the outer siege by returning attention to the I AM, letting imagination reconstruct the scene as safe, orderly, and under divine presence. If you dwell in that awareness, the encirclement dissolves, and your true authority awakens. The future you hope for—exile, return, and restoration—begins with a single inner shift: belief in your unassailable being here and now.
Practice This Now
Imaginative practice: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and picture the mountainside where Saul encircles David. Say softly, 'I am the I AM; I am safe and unbound now,' and feel the center of your being empowering you to move to the other side in the imagination, confirming your freedom in the present.
The Bible Through Neville










Neville Bible Sparks









