Neville Goddard on Judges 10:4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 10 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Judges 10:4

Biblical Context

Judges 10:4 notes Jair's thirty sons and the thirty Havothjair cities in the land of Gilead, signaling a legacy of leadership and settled territory. It presents a concrete lineage and geography rather than an abstract command.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner reading of Judges 10:4, the thirty sons and the thirty cities are not external persons and places but inner movements of consciousness. The donkeys carrying the imagery symbolize the swift movement of imagination; Havothjair are inner settlements—habitations of belief—each city named and held by attention. Gilead is the field of your awareness where you exercise dominion. The phrase 'unto this day' marks the living result of a mental state, not genealogical fact; your inner world is the actual stage on which you build. If you desire unity and a flourishing community, attend to the discipline of your inner state: envision a unified, hospitable jurisdiction where every city serves the one purpose of your I AM. Stewardship and creation care become practical attentiveness—tending thoughts, screening influences, and affirming that the many aspects within you belong to a single consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you inhabit Havothjair now: see thirty inner faculties and projects living as cities, all under the rule of your I AM. Walk their streets in imagination and feel the unity of purpose, knowing you already possess this inner territory.