Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 13:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 13 in context

Scripture Focus

8So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

9And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

10And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

2 Samuel 13:8-10

Biblical Context

Tamar brings flour and cakes to her brother Amnon's house. Amnon sends everyone out and asks Tamar to bring the meat into the chamber.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, see Tamar as the higher self awaiting nourishment by truth; see Amnon as a lower appetite that would feed itself in secret. In the Neville teaching, the outer scene is a mirror of your inner state. The act of inviting food into a private chamber is the mind’s move to take nourishment away from the light—this you can revise. The way out is to assume you are the I AM, the hungry self now satisfied by a vision of dignity and purity. Practice: in your imagination, place Tamar in your chamber and feed her with wholesome, noble thoughts; declare that you, not appetite, govern your interior nourishment. Feel the peace as if the entire scene has shifted to mutual respect, and that the 'meat' represents the bread of understanding you provide to your life. This is not denial of outer events but transformation of inner states that produce them. You are Imago Dei; let the I AM be the nourishment that fills every room of your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, imagine Tamar as your higher self, and feed her with thoughts of integrity and respect. Then declare that you, the I AM, govern your inner chamber.