Inner Kingship and Asses
Judges 12:14 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Judges 12 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse describes a ruler with forty sons and thirty nephews who rode seventy ass colts and judged Israel for eight years.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within your consciousness, the man of the verse is your I AM, the ruler of inner Israel. The forty sons and thirty nephews symbolize the many faculties, desires, memories, and habits that you govern. The seventy ass colts represent potent energies and thoughts moving you through life, which you direct rather than are dragged by. The eight years of judgment indicate a season in which you exercise discernment over what thoughts you feed with attention and what impulses you permit to shape your inner world. By reinterpreting wealth and status as inner conditions rather than outer prizes, you awaken a disciplined imagination that makes itself felt in your life. Your inner governor dispenses justice to each impulse, aligning them with a single creative purpose. When you claim this kingship, the external scene reorganizes to reflect the decree you hold in mind. The timing is yours; the moment you assume the throne of I AM within, you begin to see that the one who judges Israel is the one who rules your entire inner kingdom.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit quietly for eight minutes and assume the state of the inner ruler; visualize directing the seventy ass colts with calm authority, then affirm inwardly that you govern thoughts and feelings and they rise to serve your desired kingdom.
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