Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 15:31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 15 in context

Scripture Focus

31And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

2 Samuel 15:31

Biblical Context

David learns Ahithophel has joined the conspiracy against him and prays that God turn that counsel into foolishness. It shows that the outer plot reflects inner states, and the remedy is a revised awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

I hear David’s cry as a doorway into my inner courtroom. The news that Ahithophel sits with Absalom is a projection of a feared future; in the I AM, this is but a thought form. You do not confront the outer plot to change it; you revise the inner plot. The counsel represents a stubborn assumption that a person or circumstance has power over you. Turn that counsel into foolishness by refusing to entertain it in the imagination. See the I AM as the sovereign atmosphere in which all events arise, and feel the power of a different verdict: Let this counsel be turned to folly; let the true wisdom of God prevail in me. You do not deny the event; you change your response to it, which changes the event in your perception. When you pray, you are not a beggar but a governor, issuing a decree from your inner throne. Practice living from the conclusion that your inner state is the author of your experience, and you will find the conspirators' whispers dissolving into laughter.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine Ahithophel’s counsel as wind-borne words you watch dissolve into mist; decree they turn into folly and vanish. Then rest in the I AM, trusting this inner shift to rewrite your experience.