The Inner Tola Emerges

Neville's Inner Vision

From Neville's vantage, the story is a map of inner states. After Abimelech's influence dims, a new consciousness named Tola arises to defend Israel—the true nature within you. Tola embodies steady observation, a man of Issachar—the awakened awareness that understands the times and seasons of mind. His dwelling in Shamir upon Mount Ephraim is perhaps a fixed point of recollection—a high hill of calm in your mind where ideas of fear and division cannot drown out the quiet order. This is the moment when your I AM assumes the office of defender, not through battle but through alignment with divine law. The 'Israel' you defend is your wholeness, your unity of mind and spirit, rescued from the tyrant Abimelech—the impulse to domination or lack—by the righteous administration of consciousness. Deliverance comes not by circumstances changing, but by your inner posture becoming firm: you recognize that you are defended by a higher order. This is redemption: the mind chooses a governor of peace and justice, and the outward becomes a reflection of the inward righteousness.