Encircled Yet Unbound: David's Flight

1 Samuel 23:26 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
1 Samuel 23:26

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.

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