Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 3:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

6And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

1 Samuel 3:6-9

Biblical Context

Samuel, a boy, hears the LORD calling and goes to Eli; Eli guides him, revealing that the Lord's word is not yet known to Samuel; after three calls Samuel is instructed to respond, inviting the Lord to speak.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness, Samuel is the waking I AM, not yet fully aware of the Lord but ready to know itself. The first call is a nudge you mistake for an external summons; you run to Eli, the outward authority of habit. Eli's line, I called not, shows that the source is deeper than any voice you’ve trusted. The third call reveals the truth: the Lord speaks in your own present awareness. Samuel answers with Here am I, a simple admission of receptivity. When Eli perceives that the voice comes from the Lord, he directs Samuel to reply, 'Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth'. In that moment the barrier between hearer and heard dissolves; the word of the Lord becomes revelation to a listening mind. You are invited to see your mind as Samuel awakening to its own voice. The scene teaches that the true vocation is the alignment of attention with the I AM, not the servitude to another's word. Persist in listening, and the inner voice moves from a distant rumor to a living law within you.

Practice This Now

Practice: Tonight, assume the inner voice is speaking now; repeat 'Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth' until you feel the reality of listening. Then rest in the inner stillness and notice how guidance arises as a natural feature of your awareness.