Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 2:9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Kings 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

2 Kings 2:9

Biblical Context

Elijah invites Elisha to name a request before he is taken; Elisha asks for a double portion of Elijah's spirit.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the scene as a doorway into your inner life. Elijah’s question is the prompt of consciousness, asking you, not Elisha, what you will inherit. The 'double portion' is an enlargement of awareness, a richer, steadier presence of the Spirit within. When you accept, you cross a line in your own imagination—leaving behind a lesser self and entering a state where discernment, power, and quiet confidence operate as one. The 'taking away' becomes symbolic of shedding old beliefs rather than a literal departure; it marks the moment you refuse limitation and step into the I AM that already knows. Your request is not about external favors but about aligning your inner states so that you always act from certainty, not need. In this room of consciousness, the double portion is your natural condition, waiting to be claimed by the simple act of belief. The moment you imagine yourself already possessing it, you do.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I am endowed with a double portion of spirit.' Feel the certainty as a warm current in your chest and dwell in that sense of possession.