Innocence and the Inner Kingdom

Neville's Inner Vision

David’s spoken verdict is not the clamor of a law-giver on a throne; it is the echo of a state of consciousness that chooses to align with the I AM, the awareness that cannot be touched by mortal violence. The blood on Abner’s name becomes a symbol of inner memory that would stain the soul with guilt unless a higher claim is made. By pronouncing himself and his kingdom innocent forever, David reveals the inner law that steps in when the belief in separation dissolves. The curse on Joab’s house is not punishment meted out in time but a projection of consequence in consciousness: every thought of retaliation and every sword-thinking is then seen as void, unneeded, and let to fall away. The slain and the slain-on-sword imagery points to the erasure of the idea that power comes from external men; true power arises when the I AM is unchallenged, and the inner king rules with justice. The kingdom of God here is an inner order that can be revised by imagination until it feels inevitable.