Neville Goddard on Judges 16:23-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 16 in context

Scripture Focus

23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

Judges 16:23-24

Biblical Context

The Philistines celebrate their god Dagon after claiming Samson is delivered into their hands, and the people praise their idol for the victory. The scene shows how outward ritual mirrors an inner belief that power comes from without rather than from within.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's reading, the lords and the crowd are states of consciousness worshiping a Dagon that represents external conditions and limited beliefs. Samson embodies a potent energy of awareness, a truth the ego pretends to have conquered when it declares victory. By insisting that our enemy is delivered by an idol, the mind confirms its dependence on outer powers. The true God is the I AM within, and the real victory arises when awareness returns to that inner sovereign. The ritual of praise becomes a mirror for the habit of projecting power onto idols; healing comes through revising that belief so power is recognized as self-originating. When you align with I AM, you do not need a sacrifice to celebrate; you simply feel the presence that never left, and Samson is reinterpreted as the strength already within, awaiting your conscious acknowledgement.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the feeling I am the I AM and revise the scene by quietly declaring that my true power is within. Close the eyes, breathe deeply, and visualize Dagon dissolving into light while Samson steps into my awareness, safe and intact; feel the reality of inner power restored now.