Judges 9:46-48 Inner King Within

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the tower of Shechem and the house of Berith symbolize your inner fortresses built from fear and habit. Abimelech’s act—taking an axe, striking a bough, and urging others to imitate him—exposes the ego’s method: solicitous display, external symbols, and herd conformity to legitimize a rule that rests on violence rather than true authority. Yet these events are not about a city’s politics; they are about your own consciousness and the movements of the mind. When you identify with the crowd or the outward show, you are surrendering to a counterfeit sovereignty that relies on borrowed signs. The moment you recognize that the “people with him” are thoughts echoing outward claims, you may turn inward to the sovereign I AM, the unchanging awareness that is not swayed by fear or imitation. True kingship arises by acknowledging and aligning with the inner presence that doesn’t need external supporters. Let the idol Berith fall away, and affirm, I AM the king within, governing this inner realm with peace and truth here and now.