Captains of Inner Identity
2 Samuel 4:2-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read 2 Samuel 4 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Saul's son had two captains named Baanah and Rechab, descended from the Beerothites of Benjamin, with the Beerothites fleeing to Gittaim and living there as sojourners.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within you, the surface personality—call it Saul's son—finds two captains directing its march. Baanah and Rechab are not men to fear, but functions of imagination and memory, the two bands you allow to govern your choices. The name 'Beerothite' marks lineage and allegiance; in your inner seats, it names a remembered identity—the Benjamin of old—still clinging to a story of who you are. The verse then speaks of exile: the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and remained there, sojourning until this day. Innerly, exile is the stubborn belief that you are separate from your desired state, that unity is elsewhere, not here. Neville teaches that every outward scene names an inner condition. When you feel displaced—guilty, less-than, unworthy—you are witnessing the mind rallying its captains to defend an outgrown self. But you can revise the drama: assume the sense of I AM as the sole ruler, invite the exiled beliefs to return, and consciously disband the notion of being a prisoner to circumstance. Feel the unity of your inner city; the captains bow to the one Authority—the I AM—and you awaken to a home that never left you.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the I AM as your true state. Picture the exiles returning, the two captains bending to one will, and affirm, 'I am whole, I am here, in God.'
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