Neville Goddard on Judges 15:14-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

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.

15And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

16And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

17And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.

18And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

19But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

Judges 15:14-19

Biblical Context

Samson is empowered by the Spirit to break bonds and defeat a thousand men with a jawbone. After the victory, he thirsts and prays, and God provides water to revive him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this not as a historical feat, but as an inner drama. The Spirit of the LORD coming upon Samson pictures the I AM awakening to take up a new state of power. The cords on his arms symbolize beliefs that bind the lesser self; when they burn away, you are free to act from a higher stance. The jawbone is a chosen instrument of inner will—what you finally decide you are becomes the weapon that breaks old forms and counts each victory as heaps upon heaps in your mind. After the deed, Ramathlehi marks a renewed inner geography where you acknowledge the boundary crossed. Then comes thirst—the reminder that rising in consciousness requires nourishment for the self you have become. You petition the LORD, your inner awareness, for sustenance, and a hollow place opens within, delivering water. When you drink, your spirit is revived, and Enhakkore becomes a living sign of the power your consciousness can produce.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and identify with the I AM within; assume you have already been delivered, feel the thirst vanish, and imagine a hollow place within supplying water, reviving your spirit.