Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 20:7-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

7And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

8When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.

9And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

11And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab.

12And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.

13When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:7-13

Biblical Context

Joab and his men pursue Sheba from Jerusalem; at Gibeon Amasa is slain by Joab, and the pursuit continues, with a bystander directing the crowd as Amasa's body is moved off the highway.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the surface drama of Joab, Amasa, and Sheba lies a diagram of consciousness. The great stone at Gibeon is the point of choice in your mind; the sword and girdle mark the energy you deploy to defend a belief you must prove right. Amasa’s trust in the wrong energy is fatal when force is used without alignment to your sovereign state. The bystander who calls for those for David or Joab represents the crowd in your own mind choosing sides, rather than choosing harmony. Yet the deeper current—the I AM within you—continues its movement, and the highway remains open for the next state you intend to inhabit. This is not history’s drama but a map: your true leader is the I AM, and by aligning with it you release the impulse to force outcomes and allow justice to emerge as a felt-real condition in your life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, assume you are the I AM sovereign of your life; revise the outer scene by affirming 'There is only one state, and I am it,' and feel justice and harmony flowing through you.