Inner Israel: Idols and Renewal

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that 'Israel' is not a distant nation but your own inner kingdom, the field of your awareness. Jeroboam's 'sin' is the habit of turning to substitutes and idols within your mind, a refusal to be governed by the I AM that you truly are. When that inner choice persists, the text tells you the result: God gives up Israel, the outer life, to be governed by that old state of consciousness. The 'sinners' do not vanish; you simply live under the consequences of the inner picture you continue to inhabit. Yet the law is not punishment but refinement: you are free to revise. By shifting your assumption from lack, fear, or idolatry to a steadfast awareness of the I AM, you invite the kingdom to return. The external exile and its judgments become a beacon that your inner world can be claimed again as your own glorious reality. The moment you refuse the idol-state and affirm your oneness with the I AM, you begin the slow, inevitable restoration.