Neville Goddard on Judges 20:17-19 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 20 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Judges 20:17-19

Biblical Context

Israel's warriors are counted and ready for battle. They seek God's counsel on who should lead the attack, and God names Judah to go first.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 17 speaks of your inner army being numbered and ready; four hundred thousand fixed states of consciousness stand ready to draw the sword of decision. When you turn to the House of God within and ask counsel of God, you are simply asking the I AM to reveal the leading state—the assumption that will move the situation. The LORD’s word, Judah shall go up first, is the inner impulse that declares which state of consciousness must lead the battle. To obey is to align your outer action with your inner command; to doubt is to scatter your forces. The method is not outward campaigning but interior translation: assume the first move as already done, feel the victory as present, and watch the other states fall into line. The Gibeah of your resistance is the stubborn habit you encamp against until your faith renews it. By making the first move in imagination, you set the whole army under a single, confident orientation—your I AM commanding the field.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the leading state now—declare, I am the Judah that goes up first. Visualize the army encamping, the battle turning, and the victory already accomplished, and feel the certainty rise within you.