Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 12:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

3But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

2 Samuel 12:1-4

Biblical Context

Two men, one rich with many flocks and the poor man with a single lamb, illustrate a moral drama of ownership and mercy. The act of taking reveals the inner state of greed and calls for a transformative return to generosity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Two men in a city stand as inner states of consciousness. The rich man with abundant flocks embodies a mind swollen by possession and fear of loss, while the poor man with a single beloved lamb represents a tender idea nourished by love and shared with family. When a traveler arrives, the rich man takes the poor man's lamb to feed the guest, a scene not about sheep but about inner choices. The story shows how a mind ruled by appetite ignores mercy and justice; yet the I AM within knows that true abundance is born from generosity. David's judgment mirrors the inner voice that condemns greed, but the message is to awaken to the fact that you are the source of all, and that the value you cherish in others is the seed of your own generous state. By revising the scene in consciousness and returning the lamb to its rightful tenderness, you align with God. The law of imagination works: you rewrite the inner movement, and the outer world follows, restored to harmony through mercy and righteous living.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and assume the inner state I am the source of all abundance. Revise the parable so the rich man freely shares the lamb with the traveler; feel the relief and joy of compassion as if it were real.