Neville Goddard on Judges 2:17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 2 in context

Scripture Focus

17And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

Judges 2:17

Biblical Context

The verse shows a people who ignore the inner judge and chase after other gods. They quickly turn from the path their fathers walked, outwardly keeping commandments, yet not truly obeying.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 2:17 is a map of the inner life. The judges symbolize the inner calls to truth—the states of awareness that guide a man or woman. When the people 'went a whoring after other gods,' they reveal the mind’s temptation to cling to thoughts, images, and habits that pretend to fulfill but actually divert attention from the I AM. They 'bow themselves unto' these idols, meaning the consciousness yields to substitutes rather than to the living law within. The line that they 'obeyed the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so' points to the difference between surface conformity and inner alignment. In Neville’s light, God is not distant, but the I AM here and now—present awareness that creates reality. To repent is not to chase new rules, but to revise belief so that the inner judge remains sovereign. See the idolatrous pull as a choice of attention—every moment you can redirect your focus from a counterfeit god to the true Governor of your life. When you persist in this inward decision, the outer world aligns with obedience to the LORD within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the role of the inner judge; declare 'I AM' as the only authority. Feel the reality of your unity with the divine mind and release attachments to 'other gods' through a steadfast, living belief.