Neville Goddard on Judges 10:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 10 in context

Scripture Focus

1And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

Judges 10:1-2

Biblical Context

Tola, a man of Issachar, rises to defend Israel and serves as judge for twenty-three years in Shamir, where he dies and is buried.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Scripture, the moment Abimelech is set aside, a new consciousness emerges: Tola, the Issachar man, is not a historical hero so much as a state of awareness, an inner judge that defends truth by keeping watch over thoughts. In Neville’s terms, a judging consciousness rules from a fixed vantage, deciding what narrative any given moment is allowed to inhabit. The twenty-three years of this reign symbolize the length you remain steady in the inner government, holding attention in Shamir, the sanctuary of your awareness, where the I AM reigns. The burial of Tola signifies the decision to settle this state into your being, so it becomes a living premise, not a fleeting event. When you assume this inner judge, you discover that your life responds not to outer conditions but to your own inward posture. You learn to discern which thoughts align with your higher good and to revise what does not, letting perception reflect the state you have already decided to inhabit.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the judge-state now; picture yourself dwelling in Shamir within the inner Ephraim of your consciousness, where you declare, 'I am the I AM who judges rightly.' Feel the certainty of a long reign and the ease of a settled awareness.