Cursing From Bahurim

Neville's Inner Vision

This scene is not about Shimei’s tongue; it is a study in the state you inhabit when you call yourself king. The curse and stones are the outward sign of inward voices of doubt, fear, and old guilt. David’s restraint is a conscious decision to let the event move through him rather than against his sense of self; he does not coerce or defend with force, but affirms the I AM that stands above the fray. The line 'the LORD hath bid him' suggests that such tests are permitted by one’s inner law to test the claim of kingship. When you believe you are the crown, you can endure the cursing of the past, because every challenge is a signal to revise your feeling-tone and align with Providence. The apparent attack becomes a doorway to mercy, growth, and a deeper sense of sovereignty that cannot be shaken by others’ words. In this inner drama, you are both David and the watcher, and through this inner act you return to the sense of I AM, the enduring king within.