Neville Goddard on Judges 19:4-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 19 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Judges 19:4-7

Biblical Context

The passage shows the father-in-law keeping the traveler for days, inviting him to stay and be merry as they eat and drink together.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's reading, the outer hospitality ritual mirrors a law of consciousness. Your awareness can host every moment, sustaining you in a state of abundance rather than rushing toward some future aim. The father-in-law represents habitual ego inviting you to linger in comfort; the eating and drinking symbolize inner nourishment provided by imagination. When the traveler rises to depart and the host urges him to stay, you witness the mind's resistance to leaving a familiar feeling. Your task is to revise the scene inwardly: assume you are content and held by the I AM, tarry as long as necessary, and let the merry life of imagination saturate your being. By dwelling in that revised state, the outer event begins to reflect inner acceptance. The practical truth is simple: imagination creates reality when the feeling is real in the present, and you live from that end only by recurring acts of conscious revision and felt experience.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already hosted by the I AM; close your eyes, breathe, and declare I am content and held by God in this moment. Feel that warmth as real and let it color your next actions today.