Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 5:19-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

19And David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

20And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.

21And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

22And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

23And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

24And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.

25And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

2 Samuel 5:19-25

Biblical Context

David consults the Lord to seek guidance for battle; God promises deliverance and reveals an inner pattern guiding action.

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s inquiry is the soul’s invitation to awareness. The Philistines symbolize restless fear in consciousness; Baal-perazim marks a breakthrough when the I AM asserts itself. The oracle Go up declares that the condition of victory is already established in your state of mind, not merely in outward effort. The idol-burning moment signifies purging counterfeit images that have bound your imagination. When the enemy returns, the wiser move is not assault from fear but a strategic inward turning—fetch a compass behind them and await the sign. The sound in the tops of the mulberry trees is the inner signal of alignment, a whisper that the I AM goes forth before you. Then, acting from that inner certainty, you sweep the field from Geba to Gazer as the natural result of your established state, not as a hard-earned conclusion. Your true battle is won within; the outer scene follows as testimony to your inner renovation.

Practice This Now

Imitate the pattern: close your eyes, affirm 'I am delivered,' feel the inner victory already yours, and, upon sensing a quiet inner sign, proceed as if the triumph is fully present.