Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 25:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 25 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

2And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:1-2

Biblical Context

Samuel dies and the nation mourns; David moves into the wilderness, signaling a shift in leadership, while a wealthy man in Carmel stands as the inner resource to be stewarded.

Neville's Inner Vision

Samuel's death is not merely a historical event but the ending of a state of consciousness you once trusted. The lament of the Israelites marks the release of an old story about power. David arising and descending into the wilderness of Paran mirrors your turning inward, where direction is born outside outward control. The man of Maon, rich with three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, embodies the inner wealth available to you—talents, opportunities, and means to care. Carmel becomes the field where you tend these resources with compassionate governance; you do not hoard but steward. Leadership transitions are invitations for a deeper I AM to guide; generosity flows from the revised sense of abundance, and creation care becomes how you tend your inner world. Your imagination is the force that animates this shift; what you envision as provision becomes your lived reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in quiet awareness and repeat, 'I am the I AM, the source of all supply.' Then revise the scene in your mind: the old story dies, you step into the wilderness of Paran as inner director, and you behold your inner Carmel—abundant resources—being stewarded with generosity toward all in need.