Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 24:16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 24 in context

Scripture Focus

16And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

2 Samuel 24:16

Biblical Context

Destruction pauses as mercy intervenes. The divine act reframes danger as a mental projection that can be redirected by awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville’s language, the peril in 2 Samuel 24:16 is a projection of your present state of consciousness—fear, limitation, and the sense that harm is imminent. The phrase that the LORD repented of the evil is the inner turn of your I AM toward the possibility that what seems real is but a thought formed by you. The angel’s outstretched hand by the threshing floor represents a moment when an old pattern is ready to grind into action, yet mercy speaks and declares, 'It is enough.' When you acknowledge that the I AM can revise even the most charged impulse, you shift the scenario from doom to grace. The threshing floor becomes a symbolic ground of decision—a point where you choose to halt the outward momentum of fear and align with boundless mercy. Providence unfolds as your present awareness, reorganizing the field of life so that destructive tendencies lose their grip and the greater harmony of your being asserts itself.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, and, within your awareness, watch the angel’s hand hover as you declare, 'I AM the mercy that stays the hand.' Then feel the relief as the scene shifts from threat to grace.