Neville Goddard on Judges 19:13-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 19 in context

Scripture Focus

13And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

14And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

15And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

Judges 19:13-15

Biblical Context

Two travelers seek shelter near Gibeah. No host offers them lodging, revealing a lack of neighborly hospitality in the city.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 19:13-15 becomes a mirror of the inner life. The travelers represent awareness seeking rest within a state of consciousness, while the city and its doors symbolize inner dispositions and beliefs about unity with others. The sun setting over Gibeah marks a moment when fear, separation, or judgment temporarily darkens perception, causing the mind to seek shelter in external places rather than within the I AM. The absence of hospitality exposes a condition of consciousness that has not yet recognized its own capacity to welcome every part of itself. The act of turning aside to lodge is not merely a traveler's choice but an invitation to revision: imagine an inner lodging that welcomes all facets of you—desire, shadow, virtue, doubt—with equal hospitality. When you align with this inner host, you live as if you already reside in a city where righteousness and love flow freely. The outer world will reflect this inner welcome, or its lack, in its own way, until your inner state is consistently embodied.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM hosts all within your mind by imagining a warm inner lodging; revise any fear of hospitality by saying, 'I welcome every part of me now, and I feel it real.'