Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 21:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 21 in context

Scripture Focus

10And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

11And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

2 Samuel 21:10-11

Biblical Context

Rizpah spreads sackcloth on a rock and vigilantly guards the bodies from harvest until rain, keeping them safe from birds by day and beasts by night. David later hears of her faithful act.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene your inner life is the rock beneath your feet and Rizpah is the unwavering state of consciousness you choose to occupy. The sackcloth is humility cast over a wound, a deliberate signaling of your willingness to feel the hurt without flinching. The long vigil—from harvest to heaven’s rain—means you commit to continuous attention, not a quick fix. The birds of the air and the beasts of the field represent restless thoughts, doubts, and impulses that would feed on your attention if you let them. By spreading the cloth and staying present, you deny that decay can enter your inner temple. When it is told to David—that the faithful act has been performed—you hear in the inner Self that your persistent care has value; you are seen, acknowledged, and your inner order aligns with the I AM. This is how imagination creates reality: you hold a noble state long enough for life to rearrange around it, producing dignity, grace, and a healed memory.

Practice This Now

Choose a buried hurt or neglected hope and, for a day, maintain it as your ongoing inner state. Sit with it, feel it as the rock you stand on, and say I AM guarding this by grace.