Neville Goddard on Judges 20:15-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 20 in context

Scripture Focus

15And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.

16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.

17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

18And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

19And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah.

20And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.

21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

22And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.

23(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

Judges 20:15-23

Biblical Context

Israel seeks divine guidance before battle, suffers a heavy initial defeat, then regroups and asks again, receiving further instruction to go up against Benjamin.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your reading of Judges 20:15-23 reveals not a nation at war, but a mind at war with itself. The numbers and the cry for counsel are symbols of inner states; the question 'Who shall go up first?' answers with 'Judah shall go up first'—the inner posture of praise and decisive faith. The first defeat mirrors a moment when imagination acted without the I AM as sole ruler, as if the outer canvas could override inner assurance. Yet the people turn to the house of God and seek counsel again, and the command comes, 'Go up against him'—not as blind zeal but as re-enchantment of the inner decree. The second move shows the consistency of the I AM: persist in the image you wish to inhabit until it becomes your lived experience. The tragedy is a reminder that until your mind returns to the true you—awareness as I AM—the outer scene will echo fear. When you claim the LORD as your lead, your battles transform into demonstrations of your inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you have received divine guidance. Picture the inner voice saying 'Go up,' and feel the certainty of success as if the battle is already won.