The Inner Pursuit Of Peace
2 Samuel 17:1-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Ahithophel proposes a nighttime assault to strike David and kill the king, hoping the rest will return and the land will rest in peace. It presents peace as the outcome of removing the ruler.
Neville's Inner Vision
Where you hear a plot of domination, hear a movement of consciousness. Ahithophel’s offer to pursue and 'smite the king' is the old strategy of force; the weary, 'weak handed' David represents your present state of consciousness, tired of struggle and seeing threats everywhere. The promise that 'the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned' signals a belief that peace comes by eliminating the source of authority outside yourself. In truth, the kingdom of God is within you, and the king is the I AM you are awakening to. The decisive work is not to manipulate others but to revise your inner posture so that your entire mind rests in this single authority. When you align with the I AM, the imagined army dissolves, the people align, and peace becomes your natural condition—not produced by external conquest, but by inner acknowledgment that you are the one who rules from within.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and revise the scene by stating, I AM the king; no other power governs me; all opposition dissolves. Imagine the twelve thousand as twelve aspects of your life coming into harmony under this rule, and feel peace as your present reality.
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