Neville Goddard on Judges 17:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 17 in context

Scripture Focus

1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

2And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.

3And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.

4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.

5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 17:1-6

Biblical Context

Judges 17:1-6 tells of Micah's private shrine—silver, images, an ephod, and a son as priest—set up without a king, where each person does what seems right in their own eyes.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this text the outer acts reveal a hidden inner state. Micah’s silver and his mother’s vow become symbols of a private shrine erected in the mind when consciousness is convinced that security and rightness come from outward forms. The mother’s blessing shows how easily a sacred name is attached to projected images, yet the money is used to fashion idols—a sign that the inner climate still chooses fear-ornament over true worship. There is no king in Israel, no sovereign directing consciousness; therefore each acts as if freedom resides in the next ceremony, the next image, the next priest in a house of gods. Your own life may repeat this pattern whenever you seek assurance in forms—church, ritual, or opinion—while neglecting the one I AM within. The cure is simple: return allegiance to the living I AM, revise the inner image you are holding about yourself, and feel that the true priest is your own higher self aligned with divine mind. Recognize the difference between true worship and outward ceremony; when you imagine from the I AM, the “images” lose their power and your life is redirected to harmony.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I AM now. Say, 'I am the one God within me,' and silently revise any idol of form by envisioning the inner temple lit with the light of that I AM, then feel the shift.