Voice of Inner Kingship

1 Samuel 26:17-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 26 in context

Scripture Focus

17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.
18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
1 Samuel 26:17-20

Biblical Context

Saul recognizes David's voice and questions why he pursues him; David answers with humility, asking to hear his servant's words and offering that if the LORD stirred Saul, acceptance of an offering would be sufficient, while those opposing him are cursed before the LORD. He laments being driven from the inheritance of the LORD and prays not to have his blood spilled, likening Saul's pursuit to hunting a flea.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold the scene as your inner theatre. Saul represents the outer self that pursues and would silence the David within—your higher self who embodies covenant loyalty. When Saul says, "Is this thy voice, my son David?" hear it as your own awareness acknowledging the voice you have become. David’s reply, "It is my voice, my lord," is the inner acknowledgment that the I AM speaks through you even to the outer world. The accusation that the enemy is "children of men" cursed before the LORD points to the belief that parts of you have turned from the Lord to other gods—idols of fear, reputation, or need for control. The plea, "let not my blood fall to the earth" is a call to keep your life intact by recognizing that you are not a victim of circumstance; you are the one who moves the scene by consciousness. The pursuit of a "flea" or a "partridge" shows how small outer disturbances appear large when you forget your inner king. Remember: the kingdom of God is the state you entertain; the moment you revise to the I AM, the outer world aligns with your covenant loyalty.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the posture of the I AM as ruler of your inner field, and revise: "The inner king protects the inheritance of the LORD, and the outer chase dissolves." Then, feel it real by silently repeating, "I am that I AM, governing this scene now."

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