Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 17:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

20And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

21And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

2 Samuel 17:20-21

Biblical Context

A woman conceals the whereabouts of Ahimaaz and Jonathan. Later, the report warns David to rise and cross the water as Ahithophel's counsel is faced, highlighting protection and timely action.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the scene unfolds as inner characters and moves. The woman who speaks for Ahimaaz and Jonathan is the feminine principle of caution and protection, masking what must be guarded until the right moment. The brook of water is your emotional current; crossing it is crossing from one state of consciousness to another. The report that Ahithophel counseled against you is the inner whisper of apparent opposition that arrows of fear may aim at your throne. Yet the true action comes when you, the I AM within, arise and move quickly—cross the water—toward your promised outcome. The messengers aren’t chased away; they simply move to the other side of the brook, safe, so that the outer world can be warned. In Neville's language, this is a demonstration: your imagination has formed the events in the apparent world by your assumption. By assuming a new state—rising, crossing, acting in timely precision—you reveal that Providence has never left you. The kingdom within is more real than the external storm; your awareness is the governor, and the actualization flows from the obedience to the inner command.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already safely on the far side of your 'brook'; feel the relief and authority of the move, and dwell there for a few breaths, then act decisively in your outer scene.