Neville Goddard on Judges 17:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 17 in context

Scripture Focus

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 17:5-6

Biblical Context

Judges 17:5-6 reveals Micah's private sanctuary of idols and the absence of a centralized king, symbolizing the mind's drift toward personal worship. It invites us to examine inner loyalties and the true source of authority within consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Judges 17:5-6 the scene is a map of the mind. The 'house of gods' is the private sanctuary where images of power are entertained; the ephod and teraphim are inner symbols you consult to feel secure, but they are not the king you truly are. There is no king in Israel, and so each impulse follows its own felt-right, giving rise to a chorus of separate voices. Neville Goddard teaches that the kingdom is not a realm outside you but a state of consciousness where the I AM reigns. When you identify with an idol or a ritual, you hand over the throne to a counterfeit ruler, and life becomes a procession of separated acts rather than a unified march of one presence. The true worship is the realization that the I AM is the one and only monarch within; all symbols must bow to that reality, not to fear, pride, or appetite. By choosing to acknowledge the inner king—feeling the steady, inclusive awareness as your center—you dissolve the power of private idols and invite coherence, direction, and authentic authority into every decision.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM is king now; feel its sovereignty as a steady, warm awareness. When the mind offers an idol or private ritual, revise it by reaffirming the inner king and letting all actions flow from that single consciousness.