Gibeon Gate of Betrayal

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the story speaks not of two men alone, but of two inner states contending for authority in your mind. Amasa is a state of loyalty and outward order, riding at the front in faith and allegiance. Joab, girded with a sword and clothed for decisive action, is the state that will not wait upon another but asserts its claim by force. The great stone on the path marks a decision point in your inner kingdom; as Joab speaks a familiar plea of kinship, the kiss is only a pretext for the severing blow that follows. The blade enters not to wound a body alone but to cut away a rival state of consciousness. The killing is not a historical event but a revelation: your mind sometimes uses benevolent appearances to justify violent judgments toward a part of yourself you deem dangerous or disloyal. The remedy is inner alignment: recognize that the true king is the I AM, your constant awareness, which does not require force to preserve order. When you inhabit that I AM, the old forms dissolve into peace, and the pursuit of Sheba becomes the inward governance of harmony.