Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 27:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 27 in context

Scripture Focus

4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

5And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

1 Samuel 27:4-6

Biblical Context

David fled Saul and sought a place to dwell. Achish granted him Ziklag, a settlement that marks a shift from the royal city to an inner sanctuary.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the mindful reader, this history is a parable of states of consciousness. Saul's pursuit vanishes when the mind elects a richer dwelling. The plea, 'If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there,' is the moment you affirm a new state: grace is not earned in the outer throne but discovered as the state you enter. Achish's grant, 'Ziklag,' becomes the inner city of refuge—an established condition within the psyche where you feel at home. Exile to Gath is the mind's drift into fear; return is the inward alignment with the I AM, the awareness that you are already blessed and sovereign. The declaration that Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah unto this day signals that once you claim such a state, it remains accessible as long as you dwell there in imagination. The Kingdom of God is not a distant land but a living state of consciousness you inhabit by choosing, repeatedly, the I AM as your center and builder of reality.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Sit quietly, breathe, and say, 'I have found grace in the I AM; I dwell now in a country of inner calm.' See yourself walking the streets of Ziklag, feel at home, and let that feeling seed your day.