Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 9:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

2And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

3And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

4And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

2 Samuel 9:1-4

Biblical Context

David seeks any remaining member of Saul's house to show kindness for Jonathan's sake; he learns of Mephibosheth, Jonathan's crippled son, living in Lo-debar.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, David is your higher self—your I AM—reaching into the memory of the old self (Saul's house) to bestow grace for Jonathan's sake. Mephibosheth, the son who is lame, represents a part of your consciousness crippled by fear or lack. Lo-debar, the place of desolation, marks a mind separated from its true being. The question, Is there any left that I may show kindness unto him? is the decisive move of consciousness to awaken grace. The kindness of God unto him is the realization that your true nature is grace embodied, not lack. Covenant loyalty binds you to Jonathan—the beloved memory of divine favor that never abandons you. The scene invites you to perceive that your old limitations are not defeated by outward acts but by an inner act of imagination: the I AM extends mercy to the whole self, restoring dignity, movement, and light. Your job is to align with this covenant and feel the healing power of grace here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in David's hall, extending kindness to your Mephibosheth; revise any sense of lack by declaring, I am the grace of God in action, and watch as limitation softens and you awaken to movement.