Nourishment in the Wilderness
2 Samuel 17:29 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse describes provisioning for David and the people in the wilderness: honey, butter, sheep, and cheese were given because the crowd was hungry.
Neville's Inner Vision
The wilderness in this scriptural moment is not a place of lack but a mirror of your inner state. When you sense hunger and weariness, you are feeling a belief in scarcity. The honey, the butter, the sheep, the cheese symbolize the inner nourishment already stored in your consciousness. The act of provisioning David and his company is the visible expression of your I AM taking care of the whole inner community that stands within you. In Neville’s terms, to witness abundance in the world is to acknowledge that the inner sense of plenty has already been realized. Those who hunger are not others apart from you; they are your own thoughts seeking sustenance, and the food is the energy of imagination that becomes tangible when felt as real. The moment of generosity is a threshold where feeling precedes form; when you assume the need is met and feel gratitude, you awaken the truth that your awareness can supply any wilderness. So cultivate a steady inward sense of abundance, and your outer scene will harmonize with your inner state.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and repeat 'I am fed, and I feed others,' visualize the scene as already fulfilled, feel the gratitude.
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