Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 21:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 21 in context

Scripture Focus

8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

9And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.

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.

2 Samuel 21:8-10

Biblical Context

Saul's grandsons and Michal's seven sons are handed to the Gibeonites for execution; Rizpah, Saul's daughter-in-law, spreads sackcloth on a rock and remains by the bodies from harvest to rain, guarding them day and night. This scene highlights the weight of mourning and the claim that justice requires a visible, persistent mercy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Rizpah represents a consciousness that will not abandon what is due. In your inner landscape, an event is not an external act but a movement of state. The king is the executive of your decisions; delivering the seven into the Gibeonites is the moment you surrender old beliefs to the law of cause and effect. Rizpah’s sackcloth is the act of recognizing that your suffering is not punishment but a signal to align with the I AM. The rock is the fixed centre of awareness, where you stand in the midst of harvest—the changing seasons of thought—while a rain of heaven later refreshes the scene. By vigil, she prevents the birds and beasts—the distracting thoughts and fears—from resting on the remains; in your practice, this is your insistence that your life remains governed by your inner state rather than outer appearances. When you imagine that all seven are well within your consciousness, you discover that mercy and accountability can coexist: the truth that your world is woven by your own awareness, and justice emerges as you hold compassion for every moment of the harvest.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: For 5 minutes, sit in stillness and assume Rizpah’s steadiness—declare, 'I AM the I AM, and this mind governs its harvest.' Visualize the rock, the sackcloth, and the rain from heaven; feel your inner mercy guard every moment of your thought-world.