Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 13:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 13 in context

Scripture Focus

3But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

5And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

6So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

2 Samuel 13:3-6

Biblical Context

Amnon is advised by a sly friend to feign illness and lure his sister Tamar. This shows how inner counsel, when driven by desire rather than truth, can birth deceit that harms the whole family.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe this drama as a drama of inner states. Jonadab is the subtil man, the whisper of appetite inside Amnon. “I love Tamar” is not merely love but a projection of a disordered desire seeking to be recognized. The king's son outwardly stands, yet inwardly he crouches as a wounded child, seeking to possess, to confirm his identity through control. In Neville's terms, the sole real cause is consciousness. The deceit originates in a misaligned state of consciousness, and the outside plot mirrors that inner script. As you awaken to the I AM within and treat the inner voice as a mental image only, the impulse loses its charge. You replace the counterfeit counsel with the reality of integrity, respect, and responsibility. The inner scene can be revised: Tamar as a sacred presence in your mind, not an object; your will aligned with truth; the imagination becomes a servant rather than a master. When you assume this new state, the urge to deceive collapses, and harmony begins in your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and revise the inner dialogue: replace Jonadab's sly plan with your I AM affirming integrity and respectful handling of others. Then feel the 'I am' certainty as if your decision is already done.