Inner Flight of Jotham
Judges 9:21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Judges 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Jotham fled from Abimelech and took refuge in Beer due to fear. The verse presents fear as an inner act that drives outward retreat.
Neville's Inner Vision
Jotham's retreat is not merely a geographical move but a mirror of the mind’s habit when confronted with a claim to power. In Neville’s terms, the flight is a movement within a state of consciousness, a belief in threat that manifests as action. The word Beer becomes an inner wellspring—an invitation to return to a quiet center. The I AM—your true awareness—watches the scene without judgment, realizing that Abimelech’s power is a projection of your own thought. By assuming a new fact about yourself—that you are the I AM, unthreatened, wholly present—you revise the scene from fear to empowerment. From this assumption, the feelings shift; the imagined correction rises as real experience. The outward event remains, but its meaning is altered by your awakened state. With steady feeling-it-real, you awaken to the invincible inner state that was always within you. The flight thus becomes a path back to your true home, not a denial of danger but a living reminder of your sovereign consciousness.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, declare, 'I am the I AM, unthreatened and whole.' Then revise Judges 9:21 by envisioning Beer as your inner sanctuary where you stand calm as fear dissolves, and hold that feeling as real for 2–3 minutes.
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