Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 17:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 17 in context

Scripture Focus

8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.

2 Samuel 17:8-10

Biblical Context

David’s men are described as mighty and unsettled, hidden away like a bear in the field; as some are overthrown, people will think there was a slaughter, and even the bravest with a lion's heart may melt, because all Israel knows David is a mighty man and his company is valiant.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theatre of consciousness, the bear and the lion are not wild animals in a field but energies within your mind: a furious drive to protect, a disciplined courage ready for war, and a hiding place within the pit of awareness. Hushai’s report translates into a psychological map: fear and force are not external foes but inner movements that appear and recede as your I AM stands present. The “slaughter among the people that follow Absalom” is the projection of appearances—the thought-world crying defeat before the awareness of your true king. Yet the line about the valiant heart melting shows how the mind’s fear dissolves when the sense of self remains constant in the I AM. When you know yourself as the mighty man and recognize the band as your own thought-forms, the outer scene loses its power to overthrow you. All Israel—your inner tribe—knows the truth of your royal nature; thus every perceived threat is a mere sensation in consciousness, not a reality in being. You are the mighty man and the kingdom that stands with him is your own awareness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and assume the state: I am the I AM, the mighty warrior within; feel the lion-hearted courage steady you, and let any fear melt into calm confidence as you reign in your inner kingdom.