Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 4:34-35 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

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 4:34-35

Biblical Context

It describes Elijah reviving a child by intimate contact—mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands—until warmth returns and the child opens his eyes. The scene becomes an inner allegory for reviving a neglected life within one's own consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let the scene in your psyche mirror Elijah’s method: a deliberate communion between your attention and a sleeping life within. The child is not a corpse in history but a living, dormant tendency of your own being, momentarily neglected. When the I AM lays mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, and hands to hands, it is your awareness—your I AM—meeting that life with intimate contact. The warmth that follows is the awakening of consciousness, the felt sense of life returning where you had felt dead. Elijah’s pacing through the house after the first touch is your mind’s quiet affirmation that this transformation is real, not an illusion. Then he applies the touch again, until a complete turn occurs—a sevenfold movement—like seven sneezes clearing the way for new sight. The eyes open to life you previously argued away. This is not a miracle in space, but the consistent act of assumption and feeling-it-real until inner conditions reflect your desired state.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the state now—feel the warmth of life returning to your inner 'child' by resting your awareness in it, and silently declare 'I AM' and 'feeling-it-real' until the revival is vivid.