Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 3:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

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;

3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:2-4

Biblical Context

Samuel lies in the temple as the Lord calls him; the boy awakens to a voice beyond the old script. He answers with attention, signaling the inner awakening of awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Samuel's scene is not about a boy distant in time; it is a precise image of your own inner state. The aging Eli stands for an old self clinging to worn rules; when his lamp dims it signals you letting go of fear and doubt. Then the call comes from within, from the throne of awareness where the lamp of God waits. When Samuel answers with readiness, notice the shift: your attention moves from sleep to recognition. The voice that calls is your I AM becoming aware of itself, redrawing the inner map so that faith and obedience flow from inner alignment rather than external obedience. The call triggers a revision: you stop projecting power onto others and realize the Presence you seek is already within. The instruction is simple: tune the inner ear, listen, and respond from the I AM, and you begin to inhabit the reality you have been calling forth, a reality born of awakened consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume you are waking to the call now. Silently answer I am here and feel the lamp of awareness brighten in the temple of your mind.