Neville Goddard on Judges 17:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 17 in context

Scripture Focus

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

Judges 17:6

Biblical Context

There is no king in Israel; each person follows their own impulse. This inner condition leads to scattered, self-directed actions rather than a unified inner purpose.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 17:6 presents a state of mind with no king in Israel, a mind where each impulse claims sovereignty and rules according to its own rule. In Neville’s psychology, this is a consciousness without a centralized I AM, so the inner world splinters and acts on caprice rather than allegiance to a fixed inner law. The verse reveals that inner anarchy translates to outer disorder—moral relativism masquerading as freedom. Yet there is power in the present act of revision: you can call forth the inner king. Denote the I AM as ruler within you; imagine that this king issues decrees that you now obey in every choice, feeling, and image. When you align a thought, feeling, or intention with that sovereign I AM, you soften resistance, and the mind's many voices unify into a single, steady direction. Obedience, in this sense, is not submission to rules, but fidelity to your own divine awareness. Faithfulness becomes the lived sensation of the I AM governing your inner landscape, and from that inner kingship, a more ordered life emerges.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM is king now; feel that inner seat of authority and invite it to govern your next choice. When impulse arises, revise it by asking, 'Is this in alignment with the inner king?' Then imagine the king's decrees guiding you.