Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 7:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 7 in context

Scripture Focus

17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

1 Samuel 7:17

Biblical Context

The verse depicts Samuel returning to Ramah, where his house stands, where he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, the return to Ramah is your return to the I AM within. Ramah becomes the inner home where you hold court over your thoughts and choices, not as a harsh judge but as a compassionate governor of consciousness. When Samuel sits to judge Israel there, the scene invites you to imagine you residing in the state of awareness from which all life is seen. The altar he builds symbolizes your act of consecrating attention itself—an offering of your present focus to the LORD who is LOVE and consciousness. This is true worship: not ritual at a distance, but the steady recognition that you are the I AM and that your imaginal acts forge reality. By occupying Ramah in your mind, you align with the sovereign presence within, allowing your inner kingdom to be ruled by peace, clarity, and purposeful feeling. In that alignment, imagination becomes causal, and what you conceive in awareness manifests in time as your life.

Practice This Now

Assume you are at Ramah now. Declare, I am the judge of my inner Israel; I dwell in Ramah, and I build an altar to the LORD in the present moment. Breathe deeply and feel the truth settle in your chest, letting the I AM govern your next thought with calm, assured presence.