Pleasing Inner Counsel Within
2 Samuel 17:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Absalom and the elders respond positively to the counsel. It signals a moment of agreement and support for the advised course.
Neville's Inner Vision
Notice how the phrase ‘the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel’ reads as a concord of inner authorities. In Neville’s psychology, Absalom is the will in you that desires and headlines a direction, while the elders are the seasoned aspects of memory, discernment, and conscience. When the suggestion—an idea, a plan, a choice—resonates with those inner “court officials,” the outer world begins to align with that inner decision. The event is not past history but a vivid demonstration of your I AM, the awareness that stands behind every thought. The foyer of your mind quiets; the chosen idea gains unanimous confirmation, and you sense a harmony between motive and means. Treat the verse as instruction: seek the inner endorsement first, then permit the outer circumstance to follow. The feeling of resonance is your proof; the revision of doubt is your work; and the assumption that the inner court is already aligned becomes your new normal.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly and imagine your inner Absalom and inner elders nodding in approval to a plan; feel that consent as if the decision is already real.
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