Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 18:24-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 18 in context

Scripture Focus

24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

25And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

26And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

2 Samuel 18:24-27

Biblical Context

David sits between two gates as watchmen report tidings; the king judges which message is trustworthy and welcomes the good news. The passage points to inner discernment and the power of belief to shape what counts as news within.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the vantage of the I AM, David sits between two gates—the two modes of consciousness within us. The watchman is attention; the runner are thoughts. Tidings are conclusions born from belief. The first messenger arrives: if he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth; that sentence says my chosen thought carries meaning. When the second arrives, the king greets him too: both signals seek acknowledgment, but only one may be given power by my assumption. Ahimaaz—the swift one—signifies the thought I trust, the news I welcome. The king calls him good; I too call my trusted thought 'good tidings.' The inner scene is a discipline of discernment: I do not fear the unknown, I select the tidings that align with my desire and the sense of shelter in the I AM. In this light, the outer events map to inner states: the kingdom of God rises when I rule with calm conviction, attending to the messenger that speaks from faith. The two gates become a single pathway when I choose the news I want to affirm, and let it become my reality.

Practice This Now

Sit in stillness and imagine the two gates within your mind; decide which messenger you will trust, then revise your scene by affirming the tidings are already true. Feel it real: I AM, the good news is arriving now.