Neville Goddard on Judges 13:2-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 13 in context

Scripture Focus

2And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

3And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

4Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

5For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

6Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

7But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

8Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

9And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

10And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.

11And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.

12And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?

13And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.

14She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.

Judges 13:2-14

Biblical Context

A barren couple is visited by an angel who promises a son who will be Nazarite and deliver Israel; the account emphasizes discipline and divine mission.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 13:2-14 presents a barren waiting room within the psyche, until an inner visitation declares, You shall conceive a destiny. The angel of the LORD is not a distant guest but the I AM entering your awareness as a firm, precise idea. When the woman hears, she becomes receptive; when Manoah asks, the response is permission for the inner priesthood to educate the child within. The child, named Nazarite from the womb, is a symbol of an awakened branch set apart for God—your self by a sustained, exclusive allegiance to the higher state. The vow—no wine, no unclean thing, no razor on the head—represents a discipline of sensation and thought, an inner boundary that keeps the waking dream clear of compromise. God hearkens to the voice of the man who believes; so your belief must be simple: I am the one who births strength in this moment. The deliverance of Israel becomes the liberation of your own life from fear, habit, and doubt, a practical rising of consciousness that transforms every ordinary day into a holy mission.

Practice This Now

Assume the identity of the inner deliverer now. Feel the vow in your bones; and in a quiet moment, declare, I am birthing a strength that frees my life and others.