Inner Mighty Ground of Victory
2 Samuel 23:8-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 23 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
These verses name David's mighty men: Adino slew 800, Eleazar fought until weariness and the sword clung to his hand, and Shammah stood firm defending a field of lentils. The LORD wrought a great victory through their steadfastness.
Neville's Inner Vision
These tales are not distant history but the marching order of your inner man. Adino, Eleazar, and Shammah are states of consciousness within the I AM, each revealing how belief in the unseen becomes the seen. Adino’s feat shows a mind that charges with a single, uncompromising idea—one mighty stroke against multiplicity—until the outer sequence bows to the inner impression. Eleazar’s weariness and the hand that clave to the sword symbolize a relentless inner grip: you do not yield your conviction no matter how the outer scene strains; the LORD wrought a great victory because the inner act persisted. Shammah’s stand on ground that others fled from is a symbol of defending a small field of attention—your chosen belief—against fear, doubt, and the crowd. When you persist in your chosen image, the outer world rearranges to reflect the inner state. The victory is spoken of as the LORD’s doing, but it is your mind, acting as the I AM, that causes the shift. Trust that your present sense of victory is already true, and life will revise itself to match it.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly and place your awareness on a single ground you wish to defend or possess. See your hand upon a sword, feeling its grip as a steady, unyielding conviction, and say, 'The I AM within me has already won,' until the felt sense of victory is real.
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