Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 4:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

2 Kings 4:1-7

Biblical Context

A widow asks Elisha for help after her husband dies; he instructs her to gather empty vessels and pour from a pot of oil, which multiplies so that all the vessels are filled. She sells the oil to pay the debt and live on the remainder.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe how the scene unfolds inside you. The widow’s fear of loss mirrors a moment in your own consciousness when lack presses in. The husband stands for an old vow that has died; the creditor is the sense of obligation drawing your attention outward. The oil is your inner substance, the I AM that can be poured into any vessel you imagine—health, peace, provision, joy. Elisha asks what you have in the house, a reminder that your secured supply lives in your own awareness, not in external things. The instruction to borrow vessels from neighbors invites you to extend your imagination into every area of life; you must do so abundantly, not sparingly. When you shut the door, you create a private field where your state can operate freely, away from dispute and alarm. As you pour, the oil fills each vessel until a boundary is reached—the point at which your imagination has formed every needed form. The moment the oil stays is the sign that your inner supply is complete—then, in your life, the outer affairs respond to the established state. Practice: awaken to abundance inside, and the world follows.

Practice This Now

Practice: Tonight, in a quiet room with the door closed, declare I am the oil; abundance is my present reality. Then imagine pouring this oil into many vessels—debt paid, health secured, peace established—and feel the relief as each vessel fills.