Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 20:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 20 in context

Scripture Focus

22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

2 Samuel 20:22

Biblical Context

A wise woman persuades the people to remove Sheba by beheading him; Joab signals the end of the work and the city quiets as the people return to their tents, with Joab going back to the king.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Sheba as the rebellious idea in your mind, the seed of discord that would separate you from your true king within. The wise woman is your present awareness—discernment that sees the root, not the symptom. When she gathers the people and they cut off the head, she acts at the source, not on the body's surface. Casting it to Joab is your decision to hand the impulse over to the established order of consciousness—the I AM that governs all. Joab's trumpet is the decisive acknowledgment that the disturbance is resolved; the city withdraws to its tents, and you return to your ordinary life under a new quiet authority. Remember, this is not violence against life but a correction in imagination: you refuse to entertain the rebellious thought and instead confirm the king within. As you dwell in that inner alignment, your outer world follows suit, with peace where there was constant noise, and leadership where there was doubt.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and imagine the troublesome thought as a severed head offered to your inner king. Declare softly, 'This is finished; I am restored to inner authority,' and feel the quiet certainty settle in your body.