Neville Goddard on Judges 14:5-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 14 in context

Scripture Focus

5Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

6And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

7And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

8And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

9And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

Judges 14:5-9

Biblical Context

Samson travels with his mother and father to Timnath, confronts a lion; the Spirit empowers him to overcome it, and later he discovers honey in the lion’s carcass and shares it with his parents without revealing its source.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this narrative, the lion's roar is the clash of outer appearances with your inner will; the Spirit of the LORD upon Samson signifies the I AM awareness awakening power within your consciousness. The act of rending the lion shows how your inner vitality can break through outer constraints when you align with that indwelling force. The honey in the carcass represents the sweet revelation that arises from the destruction or consummation of a former form, a blessing that comes once the ego’s dramas are transmuted. The secrecy—not telling father or mother what he had done—points to the privacy of the conversion that occurs in the quiet of consciousness, not for public display. As Samson partakes of the honey and shares it with his family, you are invited to taste and distribute inner blessings in your daily life, without explaining the source to the outer mind. The bees’ swarm signals that the inner world bears its own organized sweetness after the tomb of old limitations is opened by spirit-lifted imagination.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine that a 'lion' of fear in your path is being rendered by your empowered I AM. Now feel the 'honey' of insight arising from its remains and quietly share that sweetness with your inner circle, knowing you need reveal nothing to the outer doubt.