Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 20:16-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

16Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

17And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

18Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

19I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

2 Samuel 20:16-19

Biblical Context

A wise woman from the city calls Joab to listen and hear her, saying that in Israel they once sought counsel in Abel. She identifies herself as peaceable and faithful, and questions why he would destroy a city and the inheritance of the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness the city represents a settled pattern of thought and loyalty. Joab is the part of you that would force change by attack; the wise woman is the I AM, the inner governor who draws near with quiet authority. She points you to Abel as the inner temple where wisdom is sought, not by impulse but by reflective awareness. Her claim to be peaceable and faithful in Israel declares a state of mind you are choosing to dwell in—one that preserves life rather than consumes it. To destroy the city would be to deny your divine inheritance, the LORD's birthright within you. The lesson is not through overpowering the old pattern but by revising it with belief in your true nature. When you listen and revise, you halt destruction and awaken a harmonious movement in your life. The inner council speaks and your imagination becomes the instrument by which you claim your oneness with God.

Practice This Now

Assume the peaceful, faithful state now. In your mind, address the Joab within you and declare that you belong to the peaceful Israel; revise the impulse to destroy by feeling the truth of your divine inheritance until it seems real.