Neville Goddard on Judges 15:7-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 15 in context

Scripture Focus

7And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

9Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

Judges 15:7-9

Biblical Context

Samson vows vengeance after the Philistines' act, then unleashes a great slaughter and retreats to the top of Etam; the Philistines move into Judah and encamp at Lehi.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the mindful seeker, this scene is not about outer warfare but about the battle within the I AM. 'Samson' represents a potent state of consciousness—the I AM that rises when fear and grievance threaten to obscure awareness. When Samson declares vengeance, he is not returning to a petty feud but affirming an inner resolution: I will not be moved by the external wound but will meet it with the power of my true self. The 'slaughter' is the purging of erroneous identifications—the belief that the self is diminished by attack. Dwelling 'in the top of the rock Etam' signals rising to a vantage point of awareness, watching the currents of thought from a higher center. The Philistines' ascent into Judah and Lehi marks invading thoughts and conditions that seem to overrun the mind; yet the inner act of vengeance and the withdrawal signal a turning point: the agitation is acknowledged, the mind returns to the I AM with a new poise, and the outer scene must yield to inner sovereignty.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the inner verdict: I AM. Feel the release of grievance as a clear inner decision and rise to the top of Etam, watching the mental scene recede as you stand in sovereign awareness.