Neville Goddard on Judges 17:5-9 - 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.

7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

Judges 17:5-9

Biblical Context

Micah builds a private shrine with a house of gods, an ephod, and a son serving as priest; a Levite comes seeking a place, and there is no king, so people do what seems right in their own eyes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 17:5-9 reveals that the outer symbols (house of gods, ephod, teraphim) are inner pictures you use to feel secure, while the Levite represents a voice you hire to validate your choices. The absence of a king signals a mind not yet governed by the I AM within. The Levite's journey to find a home mirrors your search for belonging through externally authorized voices. The cure is inner sovereignty: recognize you are the temple, the priest, and the king all at once, and invite the Kingdom of God to govern your every act. When you assume this unity, the boundary between sacred and profane dissolves, and you live from the inside out, guided by the one consciousness that underwrites all.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the identity of the I AM, the King within. Revise every idol or hired priest to nothing and feel the steady government of consciousness rise to the throne.