Neville Goddard on Judges 14:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 14 in context

Scripture Focus

2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

3Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

Judges 14:2-3

Biblical Context

Samson tells his parents he has seen a Philistine woman and asks them to obtain her as his wife; his parents question whether there isn’t a suitable daughter among his own people.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Judges account, the outer scene of a young man choosing a bride is only a mirror of an inner decision. Your inner Samson is a desire, a driving impulse seeking embodiment in form. The Philistine field in Timnath stands for a state of consciousness unfamiliar to your own flame of loyalty. The father and mother voices are your inner law and tradition, the religious and familial I AM that asks, Is this the right covenant for you? When Samson says Get her for me, he reveals how belief and feeling can coerce the I AM into obedience to a transient impulse. Now the true teaching: the one who governs the inner scene is not appetite but alignment to a higher covenant within you. The way to peace is not denial but revision to imagine that the desired scene already harmonizes with your innermost law and is welcomed by your inner family. By assuming the end in present consciousness, you dissolve the conflict and make obedience and desire one thing: your elevation.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and identify a current inner impulse. Repeat, I am the I AM, and revise the scene so this impulse is already in harmony with your covenant; feel it as real now.