David's Inner Compass

Neville's Inner Vision

Thus the scene is a drama of consciousness, not history. The mulberry trees are inner signs; the sound in their tops is a vibration in awareness that whispers, now is the turn to move, not by force, but by alignment. David's inquiry is the vigilant asking of the I AM within. The command Thou shalt not go up, but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees, is the instruction to adopt a different orientation in mind: bypass the obvious cliff and circle to the unseen flank. When you hear the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, you are signaled that the I AM is present, and steps must be taken in the right timing. Then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host—meaning your inner assurance goes before your outward action, clearing resistance. And David did so, demonstrating obedience to inner law; the victory followed from alignment, not from impetus alone.