Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 23:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 23 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

2The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

5Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

6But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

7But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Biblical Context

David's last words affirm that the Spirit spoke by him and that the ruler of men must be just in reverence to God; a light of morning follows, with an enduring covenant of salvation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us hear David not as a distant king but as the voice of your own I AM delivering truth through your tongue. The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me—so say, in imagination, 'The Spirit of God speaks through my voice when I am fully awake.' The Rock of Israel spoke to me—notice the inner rock, the unshakable foundation of awareness that dictates conduct. When he says, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God, Neville-style means your inner ruler operates with justice, governed by reverence to life. This is not law outside you, but alignment of your own desire with divine order. And he shall be as the light of the morning... a morning without clouds—an inner sunrise of clarity after emotional rain. The covenant that is everlasting is the inner agreement between your imagination and your awakened state; even if your outward house seems out of accord, the covenant remains certain in your inner life, a salvation you can feel here and now. The sons of Belial are your thorny false beliefs—touch them not; instead fence them with iron by assuming you control the inward conditions. The fiery end is the old self burned away in the heat of realization.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of your inner ruler now. Silently say, 'I am the just ruler of my inner world, governed by reverence to life,' and feel the morning light rise within as you breathe.