Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 19:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 19 in context

Scripture Focus

6In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.

2 Samuel 19:6

Biblical Context

2 Samuel 19:6 presents a moment where love for an enemy conflicts with loyalty to friends, exposing how inner attitudes shape outward responses.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that the line 'In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends' speaks not of persons, but of states of consciousness. To 'love an enemy' is to claim and reconcile the inner energy that has opposed your aims, the very impulse your imagination uses to keep you stuck in old patterns. To 'hate thy friends' is to cling to familiar judgments and outcomes, a habit that blocks new revelation. When the text adds 'this day I perceive' that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, it would have pleased thee, it becomes a confession that your inner authorities—your princes and servants—reflect your present alignment rather than objective truth. In Neville's terms, your reality is the aggregate of your assumption. If you assume mercy, if you assume unity with all, your world will echo grace and favor instead of division. Therefore, revise by choosing an inner state of wholeness: see every opposing force as a fragment of your own consciousness, already yielded to the I AM within, already forgiven and complete.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and, with your eyes closed, declare your intention to love all parts of yourself and others; then imagine the so-called enemy and the loyal friend as two aspects of the same one Self and feel the relief of unity. Repeat the feeling of 'I am that I AM' until the new assumption settles in as real.