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

Read 1 Samuel 25 in context

Scripture Focus

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 25:2

Biblical Context

A wealthy man in Maon has possessions in Carmel and is described as very great while he is shearing his flocks.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this verse, the man, the place, and the wealth symbolize your inner state. Maon and Carmel represent inner worlds where the mind stores abundance and where the results of your imagination are set. The description 'very great' names the state of consciousness you are invited to claim—dignified, sufficient, unshaken by lack. The three thousand sheep and the thousand goats are not merely creatures; they are faculties and streams of supply in your thought system, gathered by your belief in provision. The act of shearing suggests a conscious pruning of thoughts—releasing old limits while preserving what serves your life. Read as a mirror of your own reality: you are not lacking; you are already wealthy in your inner state. When you assume that state, your outer conditions begin to align with your inner sense, just as the flocks are at Carmel. The key is to realize that wealth is not a possession but a consciousness; God, the I AM, is your awareness, and imagination creates reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you are already very great, wealth secured in your inner Carmel. Feel the inner provision as real and let the outer life reflect that abundance.