Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 12:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

17And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

2 Samuel 12:15-18

Biblical Context

David's child becomes ill, and he prays and fasts for healing. On the seventh day, the child dies, and the servants fear telling David.

Neville's Inner Vision

Turn the focus from outward punishment to the inward climate of your I AM. The illness and the death of the child symbolize a belief your heart has entertained long enough: that life is separate from God. The LORD's action, in Neville terms, signals the release of that belief when you refuse to defend it any longer. David's prayer and fasting are the discipline of turning away from the observed world and dwelling in the one presence—your own consciousness. The child is a state you have been holding—a fear, a limitation, a memory about what cannot be. On the seventh day, that old state dies; not the person, but the old identification. The servants' fear to tell him mirrors your own hesitation to admit the truth to yourself: that you have changed, that a new state is now possible. The invitation is simple: in imagination, assume the end as already complete, and dwell there until the outer events reflect it. Your world will adjust to the state you inhabit within.