Inner Judgment, Quiet Rest

2 Samuel 18:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 18 in context

Scripture Focus

16And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
2 Samuel 18:16-17

Biblical Context

Joab ends the pursuit; Absalom is captured, cast into a pit and covered with stones, and Israel returns to their tents.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness, Joab's trumpet is the decisive moment when the restless energy of pursuit falls silent. The great pit and heap of stones are not a place of punishment but a grouping of acknowledged impressions, a containment of the rebellious impulse Absalom represents. When Israel fled to their tents, it signals the mind's return to familiar patterns after a cleansing inner event. In this scene, the Kingdom of God is the ruling I AM in you, and justice arrives when you no longer chase a dream of power outside your own awareness. The rebel within is not slain but placed in a guarded, buried corner of your psyche, where it can no longer drive the entire narrative. The trumpet is your awareness choosing to stop the belt of reaction; the stones are the fixed judgments the outer mind throws around a memory, sealing it from further mischief. Practice turning your attention inward, sensing the peace that follows a clear inner verdict, and let your ordinary thoughts resume their rightful place, governed by love and order.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM that ends the inner chase and visualize the rebel impulse being placed in a hidden pit, covered with stones, then feel the quiet rest return to your mind.

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