Neville Goddard on Judges 13:6-7 - 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:

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.

Judges 13:6-7

Biblical Context

Judges 13:6-7 shows a divine messenger visiting a woman, announcing a miraculous birth and a lifelong vow for the child. The mother is instructed to abstain from wine and unclean foods to prepare for a consecrated life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 13:6-7 is not a distant antiquity but an invitation to awaken within. The 'man of God' whose face shone like an angel stands for your I AM revealing itself with radiant authority. The injunction to drink no wine and to avoid unclean things is a discipline of the mind—refusing sensory intoxication and impure thoughts so the inner vessel may bear a sacred act. The promise that the child shall be a Nazarite to God 'from the womb to the day of his death' describes a state of consciousness set apart for divine use, formed before you know yourself and carried forward to life’s end. In Neville’s terms, birth and vocation are created within by the attention you give to this vow. When you align with that inner vow, your outer life reflects a purpose beyond ordinary aims, a life ruled by holiness rather than habit. The countenance of God within becomes guide and power to fulfill a sacred work.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of already bearing this vow: say, 'I am the Nazarite unto God, born from the womb of consciousness, cleaving to purity and purpose.' Then sit quietly and imagine the inner countenance approving your path, letting a steady, clear discipline guide your daily choices.