Gate of Inner Justice

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your inner Bible, Joab is the impulse of retaliation—an old zeal that would settle scores. Abner represents the memory of grievance returning to the gate of your mind. Hebron marks the mind you have chosen as home, where outcomes are formed. David is awareness; he stands outside the inner scene, unaware of the movement until you revise it. The moment David does not know means the outer self is not yet aligned with the inner action, so the change must be accomplished in consciousness. When you revise, you do not condemn the actors but release the energy; the 'smite' becomes a release rather than a punishment. If you embrace mercy, you affirm that justice is the activity of your I AM, not a violent impulse. So, re-imagine the scene: Joab steps back, Abner walks away unharmed, Hebron warms to peace. As you dwell in that imagined scene and feel it real, the memory of vengeance loses its grip, and your present state becomes the ruler of your kingdom.