Neville Goddard on Judges 13:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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:

Judges 13:6

Biblical Context

Judges 13:6 tells of a woman who meets a man of God with an angelic, terrible countenance and tells her husband, who receives the news; she asks neither his origin nor his name. The moment is a divine visitation, an inner awakening that reveals holiness and the Imago Dei.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness, the appearance of a 'man of God' with an 'angelic' countenance is a vivid image of the I AM suddenly stepping into your inner room. The terrifying radiance is not fear to be avoided but the awe that attends a truth larger than your contracted self. The line 'very terrible' points to the cleansing power of divine and holy presence, which, when received in imagination, erases the notion that you are separated from God. The woman's restraint—she asked him not whence he was nor his name—signifies a wise posture: you do not chase external identifiers when the felt reality of God is before you. This is an inner visitation, a prophecy, a promise encoded in the very presence that now stands within you. The 'man of God' is your own Imago Dei, the image of God in you awakened; the angel's countenance is the shining proof that you are not a mere thinker but a living vessel for divine purpose. By accepting this visitation as real now, you begin to live from the state of that God-knowing, allowing the promise to unfold in your daily experience.

Practice This Now

Practice: In a quiet moment, imagine the man of God appearing before you; feel his holy awe as your own I AM, and linger in that presence, declaring, 'I am that I AM' until it feels real.