Neville Goddard on Judges 10:15-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 10 in context

Scripture Focus

15And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

Judges 10:15-16

Biblical Context

The Israelites confess their sin to the LORD, ask for deliverance, and cast away foreign gods, returning to the worship of the LORD; their inward turning moves the divine heart to compassion for Israel's misery.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the 'children of Israel' are states of consciousness recognizing their misalignment with the I AM. 'We have sinned' is the moment you acknowledge you have drifted from your true now-awareness. The cry 'deliver us' is the inner call for a shift of imagination back to the divine presence within. The act of removing the 'strange gods' is a clear revision: you renounce the idols of fear, lack, and limitation and return to the simple, single worship of the LORD—the I AM that you are. The LORD's 'soul was grieved' translates as the inner sensitivity that stirs you to abandon old images and reorient your life to wholeness. The sequence teaches that renewal begins in consciousness, not by altering outer conditions first, but by declaring the truth of your oneness with God and feeling it as real. When you align with the I AM, the external circumstances shift to reflect that inner state.

Practice This Now

Practice: sit in quiet, declare 'I am the I AM; I renounce every idol of fear and lack, and deliver myself now,' then feel the relief of being already delivered and carry that state into your day.