Neville Goddard on Judges 13:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Judges 13:8-9

Biblical Context

Manoah prays for guidance and God answers by sending a divine messenger to the woman, indicating that guidance comes to the receptive inner field. The visitation shows that inner birth happens when consciousness petitions and remains open to guidance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Manoah's petition is not a demand thrown at God, but a turning of consciousness toward the I AM. Your mind, when it asks, collaborates with the divine and summons the messenger that already resides within. The 'man of God' represents a clear, definite state of mind—determination with faith. The 'angel of God' who comes to the woman in the field is the inner visitation of guidance arriving where your receptivity is steady. The fact that Manoah is not with her at the moment shows that external circumstances do not hinder the operation of inner law; when you hold a sincere petition, God hearkens to your voice. The child to be born stands for a new initiative, a seed of intention formed in imagination and allowed to mature through feeling and quiet attention. Your duty is to dwell in the assumed reality that the I AM is present as you and through that awareness birth is possible. If you practice this form of prayer, you invite the inner messenger to reveal what you must do to bring your vision into expression.

Practice This Now

Practice: Assume you are Manoah and petition the inner Lord for guidance about your inner child. Then sit in stillness and feel the inner messenger returning, guiding you to the next right action.