Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 2:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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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.

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.

2 Kings 2:9-10

Biblical Context

Elijah invites Elisha to ask for anything before his departure, and Elisha requests a double portion of Elijah's spirit, conditioned on witnessing the mentor's ascent.

Neville's Inner Vision

Elijah’s question is not about a gift of power from an old man, but a cue to awaken a larger self within you. The 'double portion' signifies a heightened state of consciousness—the capacity to perceive rightly, act decisively, and hold truth under pressure. The condition 'if you see me when I am taken from thee' is the inner mechanic: maintain your attention on the I AM as your guide and mentor, even as the old self is 'taken away.' When your awareness remains fixed on that inner presence, the boundary between what you are and what you can become dissolves, and the larger portion of spirit becomes your daily reality. This is not a negotiation with fate but a rewiring of belief: you imagine from the end, and your life follows the image. The 'hard thing' becomes simply the choice to continue seeing, to persist in imagination, until the new state is formed.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and imagine Elijah stepping aside as you, now aware of the I AM, claim a double portion of spirit as your own. Stay with the image, feel the expanded discernment and power as real in this moment.