Neville Goddard on Judges 18:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 18 in context

Scripture Focus

7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

Judges 18:7-10

Biblical Context

Five men scout Laish, observe a quiet, self-satisfied people with no external restraint; they report that the land looks good and that God has given it to them, urging them to possess it.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Judges 18:7-10, the city Laish is not a map on a compass but a state of consciousness: a people who dwell self-secure, untouched by magistrate or outside fear. The five men, then, are the faculties that survey your inner territory. When they declare the land 'very good' and that 'God hath given it into your hands,' they reveal a truth you can enact: whatever you behold inwardly, you claim outwardly. The moment you notice, judge, or admire a particular life-condition, you are not outside time, you are within your own I AM, your awareness. Providence is not distant; it guides from within, by giving you the sense that it is already done. Obedience is not to some external ruler, but to the inner assurance that you can enter the land of abundance and security because you are the one who chooses and imagines it into being. Do not be slothful; be awake and deliberate: imagine the land as yours now, then watch the outer world align with your inner conviction.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the feeling that you already possess the desired condition. Repeat, 'God hath given it into my hands,' until it feels real.