Neville Goddard on Judges 10:1-5 - 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.

3And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.

4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

5And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

Judges 10:1-5

Biblical Context

The passage records two successive Israelite judges, Tola and Jair, who brought order after Abimelech. Jair’s clan of thirty sons and the thirty cities Havoth Jair symbolize a broad, organized rule within the mind.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that after a season under Abimelech’s domination, two inner governors arise to defend Israel—Tola and Jair. In Neville’s psychology, these figures are states of consciousness, not distant men. Tola, a man of Issachar dwelling on the mount, embodies strategic discernment and the place where your thoughts settle into rightful order. Jair, a Gileadite, represents governance by the many faculties: thirty sons riding thirty colts, thirty Havoth Jair—inner cities where decisions are carried out. Each ruler is a movement of your mind, judging and organizing the streams of belief, memory, and impulse until they serve a coherent life. The years listed are the duration of attention you grant these states; their burial only means old patterns are laid to rest as new structures endure in you. The land of Gilead stands for your broader psyche, a home for manifold aspects of self until a fresh harmony arises. Trust that the I AM within you can appoint inner governors who defend your wholeness, allowing order to replace coercion and making your life an expression of intelligent consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the I AM seated as governor in your mind, appointing Tola and Jair to organize your thoughts and beliefs. Revise any sense of domination by affirming your inner rulers now govern with discernment and peace.