Neville Goddard on Judges 15:12-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 15 in context

Scripture Focus

12And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

13And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

Judges 15:12-14

Biblical Context

Samson is bound by cords, delivered to the Philistines; the Spirit of the LORD comes upon him, the cords burn away, and his bands loosen—an inner liberation as well as a physical escape.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 15:12-14 is not a mere tale of bondage and deliverance but a vivid allegory of inner states. The cords symbolize limiting beliefs and conditions you have allowed to bind your awareness. When the Spirit of the LORD—your I AM presence—moves upon you, the imagined cords become flax that burns, and the sense of constraint loosens from your hands. In Neville's psychology, this is a change of state: you must attach your consciousness to liberty now, not in some future moment, and your outer scene will follow your inner certainty. The Philistines, the crowd, and the rock are all features of your environment that respond to your inner posture. As you presume freedom, feel it as real in the present, and revise any sense of bondage by the power of your inner Spirit, you reveal the truth that you are never truly bound. The Spirit within is always ready to translate inner victory into outward manifestation.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of liberty now: silently say 'I am free now' until you feel the shift, then visualize the cords turning to flax and burning away, leaving your hands unbound.