Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 3:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

1 Samuel 3:1-2

Biblical Context

Samuel ministers unto the LORD during a time of scarce prophetic vision. The word of the LORD is precious, though there is no open vision.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the scene as a map of your own consciousness. Samuel is not a boy apart from you, but the part of you that ministers to the Lord when attention rests in the I AM. The absence of open vision signals that you have hitherto looked for guidance outside, in signs and authorities, rather than sensing the living Word within. The word of the LORD being precious means that your inner speech—the divine impulse—remains valuable, even when outward sight does not reveal a clear direction. Eli, with dim eyes, represents habitual beliefs that cannot see as you now can. When you revise these beliefs, you do not cast away tradition; you simply stop clinging to external signs and invite the inner sense of calling to awaken. The Prose Voice inside you, the LORD within, begins to speak as you align with the I AM, and work and vocation unfold as inner movements rather than external favors. The prophecy here is not future news but present conviction: you are already called, and your listening within is the vision. Trust, while you practice, that the inner vision is waking your outer world.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and, with your eyes closed, declare 'I am the I AM, listening within.' Then revise any sense of lack by imagining you already know your vocation, letting feelings of certainty rise as you feel it real.