Neville Goddard on 2 Kings 5:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.

2And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

3And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

4And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

6And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

7And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

8And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

2 Kings 5:1-8

Biblical Context

Naaman is a mighty man afflicted with leprosy; a captive Israelite girl points him to the prophet in Samaria, and through Elisha’s invitation, healing is set in motion.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this tale, the leper's body speaks the mind's limitation; the outer world a king sending gifts, letters, and a request reflects the outer drama of your own experience. Yet the true action occurs when an inner voice, the 'maid' of Israel, whispers the possibility of a higher power. The I AM in you recognizes no contradiction: health is a state of consciousness, not a barrier of flesh. The king's fear and Elisha's calm show that the healing does not depend on gifts or human authority, but on turning the attention to the living power within—the prophet in Israel, the presence that knows what to do. When Naaman comes to Elisha, he is asked to wash in the Jordan; symbolically, one must 'diminish' the ego's claim to agency and stand in the inner light that already knows healing. Providence moves as consciousness aligns with the truth of health; the outward drama resolves when you perceive yourself as already whole, guided by the inner prophet who speaks through you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are already healed now; sit quietly and repeat 'I am whole' until it feels real. Visualize the inner prophet guiding you through a symbolic cleansing, and rest in that inner authority.