Inner Reconciliation with the King

2 Samuel 14:28-33 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 14 in context

Scripture Focus

28So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face.
29Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
30Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.
31Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
33So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
2 Samuel 14:28-33

Biblical Context

Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem without seeing the king. He incites Joab to burn his field to force a meeting, Joab comes, and the king finally kisses Absalom, signaling reconciliation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Absalom's two years of silence represents a long inner awaiting, a part of you unseen by the king within. The field burning is imagination in action, a deliberate flare that forces acknowledgment from a stubborn judgment—the belief that you must suffer separation to be whole. When Joab refuses the call, you are invited to notice the habit of rejections in your own mind; yet Absalom's act of setting the barley field on fire is not destruction, but the vitality of a revised signal to the I AM: I am here, I am seen. Then Joab comes and hears the demand: let me see the king's face. The king kissing Absalom is the instant of inner alignment—the moment your I AM welcomes every fragment back into unity. In this scene, the external reunion mirrors an inner conviction: reconciliation is an act of consciousness already accomplished when you awaken to the feeling that the king’s face is yours to behold.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Before sleep, imagine Absalom approaching the king and the king greeting him with a warm kiss. Feel the I AM within you embracing all parts and declare, 'Reconciled, I AM.'

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