Neville Goddard on Judges 14:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

16And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

Judges 14:15-18

Biblical Context

On the seventh day, Samson's wife begs him to reveal the riddle. He hesitates, then tells her, and she passes it to her people, inviting the city to answer.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here is a drama of the inner man. Samson represents the steadfast power of your will; his riddle is the secret you are asked to name in your own consciousness. The wife, the emotional mind, weeps and begs to be told what was known in silence; this is your habit of seeking assurance before you act on a truth you already know. The seventh day signals the moment when inner cycles complete and the inner man is forced to declare what has long remained within. When the wife weeps and presses, the mind yields and speaks the secret—not so that others may benefit, but so that the hidden energy can be released into the field of attention. The city’s mock question—what is sweeter than honey, what is stronger than a lion—becomes the external echo of your own inquiries: what in me is sweet? what in me is strong? The line 'If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle' becomes a spiritual law: you must engage the emotional side of yourself to plow the soil of the subconscious, to bring forth the treasure of awareness. By shifting to the assumption that the riddle is known in you, you allow the hidden knowledge to surface and reorganize your life.

Practice This Now

Assume the riddle is already solved in your consciousness; feel-it-real that you know what sweetness and strength mean to you, then let that inner truth reveal in your outer perception.