Neville Goddard on Judges 13:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Judges 13:3-5

Biblical Context

An angel reveals to a barren woman that she will conceive a son who will be Nazirite to God and begin Israel's deliverance from the Philistines. The narrative hints at a divine initiative arising from an inner emptiness seeking purpose.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inner theatre of Neville's teaching, the 'angel of the LORD' is your I AM, the living awareness that can enter the most barren mind and speak: a impossible state is already conceiving. The mother is your present self that feels unproductive, yet she carries a seed of destiny. The vow not to drink wine or eat unclean things and the requirement that no razor shall touch the head symbolize a disciplined inner life — a consecration that refuses to dilute or shape-shift the purpose of God within you. The child ‘shall begin to deliver Israel’ is the birth of a new idea, a solution, a revelation born from this womb of consciousness, ready to liberate you from your Philistines—the obstacles of fear, limitation, or habit. When you accept the seed and the discipline, the deliverer begins and your outer circumstances respond as the outward sign of an inward victory. Your task is to align attention with that seed, assume the state of being the deliverer now, and let the feeling of its realness saturate your mind.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit in quiet and assume the deliverer state; envision the seed growing in your mind and feel it real. Then confidently declare, I am the Nazirite to God from this moment, bringing deliverance to my life.