Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 25:5-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 25 in context

Scripture Focus

5And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:

6And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

7And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

8Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

9And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

10And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

11Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

1 Samuel 25:5-11

Biblical Context

David sends messengers to Nabal to ask for provisions; Nabal refuses, exposing a lack-driven stance. The scene contrasts generosity and greed and points to how inner states color apparent events.

Neville's Inner Vision

David represents the supply-seeking aspect of your being, the disciplined thought that moves toward nourishment for your life and its people. The journey to Carmel with ten young men mirrors the steady practice of attention charged with a desire for support. Nabal's 'Who is David?' reveals the old belief in scarcity—the sense that what is given can be withheld by life itself. But the line 'Peace be unto thee' marks an inner invitation: align with the I AM, and your thoughts announce forgiveness, openness, and readiness to receive. When you ask for 'whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants,' you are declaring a new state: abundance is already present in consciousness, and you are simply requesting its expression. The true revision is to keep the peace, to refuse the message of lack, and to hold fast to the feeling that provision flows from within. In this inner drama, generosity and self-worth are reestablished by a corrected assumption that you are worthy of blessing and sustenance from your own God-mind.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the end: you are supplied in fullness. Feel the peace and abundance as real in the present moment; revise any memory of lack and declare, 'I am provided for by my I AM.'