Neville Goddard on Judges 2:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 2 in context

Scripture Focus

12And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

13And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

Judges 2:12-13

Biblical Context

They abandoned the LORD their God and worshiped the nearby peoples' gods, bowing to Baal and Ashtaroth; this idolatry provoked the LORD's anger.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 2:12-13 presents a drama of forsaking the LORD and courting 'the gods of the people round about.' But in Neville's key, this drama is inner: you are always the I AM, and the 'gods' are thoughts and feelings that pretend to be power. When you identify with fear, appetite, reputation, or belonging, you bow to Baal or Ashtaroth in your mind, and you provoke an inner anger—the friction of false allegiance. The surrounding nations are not external; they are the myriad projections of a mind forgetful of its Source. The only true temple is inner awareness. Remember that God is not out there to be appeased but the I AM within you. To reverse this pattern, shift your assumption: declare that you are the One Life, and imagine these idols already dissolved back into the light of consciousness. Faith here is not belief in a doctrine but the willingness to feel that you are whole and untouched by these passing images. In this way, you restore the covenant of loyalty with the LORD, here and now, within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I AM the LORD within me.' Assume the I AM as the only reality and revise every idol as a passing image, feeling the unity of consciousness now.