Neville Goddard on 1 Samuel 9:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Samuel 9 in context

Scripture Focus

22And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.

1 Samuel 9:22

Biblical Context

Samuel brings Saul and his servant into the parlour and seats them in the chiefest place among the invited guests. This signals an inner recognition of Saul's rightful status; it hints at dignity and order arising from within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the inner eye, Saul is not merely a man but a state of kingly consciousness awaiting recognition. Samuel stands as your inner governor, the I AM within who calls you to your true place. The parlour is the inner room of awareness where appearances are judged by your assumed reality. When Saul and his servant are seated in the chiefest place among those invited, you are being told that the most honored position in your life is not earned from without, but assumed from within. The presence of others—thirty guests—symbolizes the fullness of your mind gathered in one decision: you claim sovereignty over your thoughts, desires, and actions. As you dwell in that seat, your outer world will trend toward order and respect; kingship is the alignment of your inner state with the truth that you are made in the image of God. The act is not future tense; it is a proclamation of who you are in the I AM now. Imagination creates the scene; belief makes it real.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit in silence, imagine a parlour within and place yourself in the chiefest seat as the honored king of your inner life, declaring, I am the king in me now, until the sensation becomes real.