Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 4:32-35 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.

33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.

35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

2 Kings 4:32-35

Biblical Context

Elisha enters the house, prays, and lays on the dead child; by intimate contact and focused prayer, life returns, the warmth returns to the flesh, and the child opens his eyes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Neville's frame, the boy is a state of consciousness; death is a belief you have conceded to. Elisha's shutting the door symbolizes turning away from outward appearances and fixing your attention on the I AM within. The laying upon the child—mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands—signifies total identification with the life you seek, a fusion of consciousness with its living image. As he stretches over the dead, you practice the method of reviving a feeling that life is already present in you. The warmth in the flesh is the first sign that the subconscious is answering your assumption; the seven sneezes mark a complete, decisive awakening where the old state yields to a new, alive one. The miracle is not performed out there but achieved by staying with the assumed life until it becomes your experienced reality.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit quietly, place your hands on your heart, and imagine the dead belief waking as you breathe life into it; repeat I AM life until the sensation of warmth returns.