Neville Goddard on Judges 16:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 16 in context

Scripture Focus

15And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.

16And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

17That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

Judges 16:15-17

Biblical Context

Delilah's relentless questioning and emotional pressure drive Samson to reveal the source of his strength: his vow as a Nazirite to God. The outward sign (his hair) marks an inner allegiance; when that inner state is unsettled, he becomes vulnerable.

Neville's Inner Vision

Delilah's pressure is not about a woman's blade but about a state of consciousness pressing you to disclose your inner oath. Samson’s answer—"There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb"—is not a historical confession so much as a dramatic symbol: his life is a steady act of attention to the I AM. The hair is a symbol of alignment, the outward sign of an inward vow. When the heart is vexed by another's insistence, the outer world tempts us to think our power lies in surface conditions. Neville would say: the power you seek is the inner state you maintain, the 'I AM' you refuse to relinquish, regardless of the question or the pressure. The moment you decide that your awareness is God, that your strength is the character of your inner covenant, you need not wait for hair to reveal itself. Your awareness itself is strength. Practice a stable sense: I am the I AM; I am consecrated to God; nothing external can depose me.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and revise the scene to your inner state: 'I am the I AM, consecrated to the Guide within; no outward condition can touch my strength.' Then feel it real for a minute, letting that inner vow solidify as your present reality.