Inner Sword, Quiet Kingship

Neville's Inner Vision

From a Neville Goddard vantage, this is not a history lesson but a map of inner states. The sword in Joab’s hand represents a law of action ready in your own mind; Amasa’s 'taking no heed' is your neglect of that inner guard. When you fail to attend to the sword—your disciplined thought or feeling of righteous pressure—your inner energy turns against itself, and the pattern collapses, exposing the economy of your own life. The moment of death is the old self yielding to the consequences of unreined impulse. The pursuit of Sheba is the movement of your desire toward a new center of power, but without inward alignment, you’re chasing a fragment rather than a whole kingdom. In the Kingdom of God within, justice is not punishment but alignment: when you choose to hold your intention with care, when you assume the reality of your higher self, you stop the accidental wounds of action and let the I AM govern. See that the 'fifth rib' is the tender place where your identity is formed; protect it by present awareness and compassionate authority.