Neville Goddard on Judges 19:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

2And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

3And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

4And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

5And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

7And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

8And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

9And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

10But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

Judges 19:1-10

Biblical Context

Judges 19:1-10 shows a Levite’s journey in a land with no king, where hospitality and trust unravel as inner loyalties fracture. The event is a vivid parable of how an ungoverned mind trips over itself, exposing the consequences of an inner law that is not yet sovereign.

Neville's Inner Vision

Where there is no king, the inner country has no sovereign power. The Levite who travels by Ephraim represents a mind without the I AM seated upon the throne of awareness. His concubine embodies the restless part of self drawn outward by desire and seeking safety in other authorities. She departs to her father's house, illustrating how without a central ruler, inner impulses drift and settle in places of habit rather than truth. The father-in-law's hospitality--three days of food, drink, and the suggestion to tarry--symbolizes the ego's habit of appeasing the restless images with ritual rather than resolving them with a fixed principle. Each urging to linger or be merry mirrors how the rebel mind clings to comforting states instead of returning to the sole king within. When the Levite finally departs, the outward journey over against Jerusalem marks how inner disunion manifests as external movement away from the inner Jerusalem. The verse invites you to inquire: who sits on the throne of your inner Israel? The answer is your I AM, your true king. Restoring that sovereignty brings unity to your inner house and dissolves the drama of mere appearances.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of I AM now. Close your eyes, breathe, and revise the scene by declaring, 'There is a king in Israel in me now,' feeling the sovereignty settle into every thought and action.