Hospitality as Inner Nourishment

1 Samuel 28:21-25 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 28 in context

Scripture Focus

21And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
22Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
23But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
24And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:
25And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
1 Samuel 28:21-25

Biblical Context

A hospitable woman ministers to a distressed Saul by offering food; Saul and his servants eat and rest, then depart that night, illustrating communal care and nourishment in a moment of trouble.

Neville's Inner Vision

Saul’s sore trouble is a state of mind convinced of lack. The woman who comes to him embodies the living idea that obeys your inner word—an inner ally that acts when called. Her invitation to eat is the inner call to feast on belief rather than the rumor of scarcity. The bread and the fat calf represent nourishment issued by the I AM to the consciousness that governs life; they are symbols of the supply that your awareness can bring forth. Saul’s initial refusal exposes the stubborn habit of fear clinging to absence, while the servants’ and the woman’s insistence reflect the persistence of true idea overcoming resistance. When they eat and rise, the inner state is refreshed, and the night departure signals that once the mind has fed on truth, external conditions begin moving in harmony with that renewed decree. This is not a tale of kings and meals alone, but of a consciousness nourished by faith and unity, and of a community formed by the inner alignment between right idea and willing heart.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the inner helper presenting bread before you; feel the nourishment of the I AM and know you are supplied. Affirm quietly, 'I go forth renewed, guided by consciousness.'

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