Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 27:10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 27 in context

Scripture Focus

10And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

1 Samuel 27:10

Biblical Context

Achish asks where they have made a road today; David answers that they have moved against the south of Judah, and the Jerahmeelites and Kenites.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the road as your current state of consciousness. Achish is the outer governor of circumstance—your waking mind asking where you stand within the day. David is the I AM, the steadfast awareness that chooses a field of action not by external geography but by inner alignment. When he says 'against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites,' he names inner tribes—loyalty to truth (Judah), subtle networks of mind (Jerahmeelites), and the camp-friends (Kenites)—as the imagined field of action. He does not expose a battle against real enemies but asserts sovereignty over the inner road, steering attention away from Saul’s danger by operating within a safe inner territory. The outer road is chosen in imagination; as Neville would say, reality conforms to the state of consciousness you hold in your I AM. So this verse teaches strategy: you may outwardly seem to fight, but your real work is choosing a mental terrain that keeps you safe, honest, and free from fear.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare: I have already laid the inner road; I move through my day from the I AM sovereign. Visualize the inner Judah, Jerahmeelites, and Kenites settling into harmony as you feel the relief of safety and steady courage.