Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 2:8-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

10And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.

11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

2 Kings 2:8-14

Biblical Context

Elijah parts the Jordan with his mantle, and he and Elisha cross on dry ground. After Elijah is taken, Elisha receives his mantle, asks for a double portion of Elijah's spirit, and re-crosses the Jordan by striking the waters.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the waters are not a literal river but the movement of your own consciousness. Elijah’s mantle represents a decided act of imagination: you clothe yourself with a higher state and the river parts to your new footing. Elisha’s request for a double portion is a statement of inner apprenticeship, a pledge to sustain a stronger mode of awareness rather than a gift from outside. The ascent of Elijah and the fire-chariot are symbols of the energy that shifts attention from one state to another. When you stay in the vision, you perceive that the LORD God of Elijah is the power within you, the I AM that stands beneath every experience. The crossing is your willingness to move from limitation to possibility, from fear to faith, by choosing and feeling the new state until it becomes your immediate reality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are Elijah's successor, wearing a mantle of higher authority. Then softly declare, 'Where is the LORD God of Elijah?' and, by feeling it real, sense the waters divide and you cross over on dry ground.