Inner Counsel, Outer Shame

Neville's Inner Vision

In this moment of Hosea’s prophecy, the “present” carried to Assyria stands as a symbolic act of how you dispose of your inner power to fear-driven external authorities. The figure of king Jareb represents the ruling belief that security comes from limited, calculated plans rather than from the unlimited I AM within. When Ephraim and Israel submit to that self-serving counsel, they reveal the inner state that produced the outward threat: thoughts tethered to lack, doubt, and dependence on circumstance. Neville’s reading invites you to translate this event into your own consciousness: the outward “carrying” is the result of not trusting the inner sense of truth. By reviving the I AM as your sole governor, you can revise this scene—no longer sending your life to fear’s governance. The present becomes an invitation to awaken your true counsel, so that what appears as external shame dissolves into inner confidence. When you align with the ontological reality of I AM, the fear-driven outcomes lose their hold and your inner wisdom shines through the fog of appearances.