Neville Goddard on Judges 17:2-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 17 in context

Scripture Focus

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 17:2-6

Biblical Context

A man confesses taking the silver and returns it to his mother, who then uses part of it to fund an idol. Despite the restoration, a house of idols is established, and there is no king in Israel, so everyone does what seems right in their own eyes.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your inner theatre, the scene is not about places but states of consciousness. The thief returns the silver to his mother, who blesses him, yet the silver is used to fashion an image. The absence of a king signals a mind without a sovereign I AM to govern every movement. The outer rites and the house of gods are symbols of a belief that awareness can be housed in objects. But Neville's teaching asks you to see that you are the I AM, and the imagined images answer to your inner condition. Restore not by clinging to forms but by reclaiming the governor within—your consciousness as the sole author and impresario of your life. When you align with one, living in the felt truth that you are the Lord of your life, all acts fall into harmony. The inner king returns, and the outer idols dissolve in the light of your awakened remembrance.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the I AM as king of your inner country. Revise any idol thoughts by declaring, 'I am the Lord of my life,' and feel that truth filling your chest.