Neville Goddard on Judges 2:18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 2 in context

Scripture Focus

18And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Judges 2:18

Biblical Context

Judges 2:18 shows that when the Lord raises up a judge, the Lord is with the judge and delivers Israel from its enemies for as long as that leadership lasts. The Lord's compassion is stirred by their groaning.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville Goddard’s lens, Judges 2:18 says your Lord is the I AM within, not a distant power. The 'judge' is a state of consciousness you awaken and choose to inhabit; when you settle your attention there, the I AM stays with that inner ruler and delivers you from your claimed enemies. The deliverance lasts as you remain aligned with the state of awareness you have assumed. The groanings of oppression are your restless thoughts; they move you to seek relief, and the I AM answers by reorganizing your perception so that fear loses its grip and clarity returns. The clause that it 'repented the LORD' points to a compassion that arises when you long for relief and decide to dwell in a new mental state. Thus, the Lord’s presence is not an external visitation but your own awakened self responding to a faithful inner conviction. When you embrace the judge within, you activate a continuous shield of awareness that gradually makes outer appearances conform to the inner victory you have already imagined.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume in the present tense, 'I am the I AM within; I raise up a judge in me now.' Sit with that sense until you feel the deliverance as real in your body.