Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 24:5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 24 in context

Scripture Focus

5And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

1 Samuel 24:5

Biblical Context

David’s heart smote him after cutting Saul's skirt, signaling a moment of inner remorse and conscience revealing a misalignment with his higher loyalty to God.

Neville's Inner Vision

David in scripture is a state of consciousness within you. The skirt is a symbol of outer authority and boundary, and the act stirs your awareness to the truth that true obedience arises from within. When your inner I AM notices the impulse to sever, remorse appears as the inner voice correcting the misalignment, not as punishment. This is the moment your inner David chooses to align with the divine order—releasing judgment, embracing mercy, and stepping into reconciliation with Saul as a projection of your own shadow-self needing acceptance. The scene teaches that the world outside is formed by your inner state; change the inner stance, and the outer scene will follow. Remorse becomes not guilt but a guidepost returning you to love, mercy, and faithful alignment with divine will.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of complete alignment with the divine will now; revise the scene in your mind to see Saul as a surrendered image of your higher self, and feel the mercy that binds you to him as kin.