Neville Goddard on 2 Samuel 20:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Samuel 20 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

2 Samuel 20:9-10

Biblical Context

Joab greets Amasa as a brother, then murders him with treachery; afterward Joab and Abishai pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner world mirrors Joab’s act: a greeting that brands itself as care while carrying a blade. The I AM within you does not deny the pain of betrayal; rather, it reveals that the outward violence is but a symbol of a hidden motive—one that prefers control or a 'right' outcome to true justice. Amasa represents a part of you that seems kin, but the moment is ruled by fear, not by love. When the sword enters the fifth rib, it marks a deep breach in your alignment between perception and response; energy is expended in killing a part of self in order to secure a goal (Sheba). Neville would say: this is a dream of power in which you chase appearances rather than the regal truth of your nature. The path back to the Kingdom is quiet and internal: shift your assumption from 'I must cut away' to 'I AM-God in me will protect and restore harmony.' Feel the I AM, the witness, taking charge, and revise the scene so the greeting is honest and the sword is laid down. The imagination is your inner governor; by revising now, you reclaim justice and mercy as your daily reality.

Practice This Now

In the next moment, assume the feeling that the I AM governs your inner scene; greet a resistant part of you as a 'brother' with compassionate attention, and mentally lay the sword aside, letting harmony replace the hidden motive.