Inner Kinship and Authority Within
Judges 9:1-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Judges 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, goes to Shechem to persuade, asking whether many brothers or one should reign. He frames himself as kin—bone and flesh—to win the people's allegiance.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the hearing of Abimelech’s appeal, the outer scene reveals a man sizing the city by bloodlines, while the inner man in you sees another drama: a kingdom arising in the mind when a belief in separation is challenged by a greater sense of unity. The line 'I am your bone and your flesh' is not literal lineage but the psychological claim that the one who rules in you is the same one who is ruled by you—the I AM that experiences itself as many, and yet undivided. As you dwell in this story, notice that leadership occurs not by rival factions but by the state of consciousness that accepts itself as both many and one. When you entertain the urge to persuade others, you are really negotiating your own boundary between fear and the unity of your imagined rule. Neville’s method says: revise the scene to acknowledge that your inner king speaks through every heart you would win, and that the entire tribe of your world conforms to the authority you presently accept in yourself. Imagination is not a tool of dominance but the recognition of your own sovereign I AM.
Practice This Now
Assume the feeling of inner sovereignty now: affirm 'I reign in my own heart' and imagine the people of your world recognizing and aligning with your inner authority.
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