Neville Goddard on Judges 20:24-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

24And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day.

25And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

26Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

27And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,

28And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.

29And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

30And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.

31And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

Judges 20:24-31

Biblical Context

Israel suffers a second defeat against Benjamin, then gathers at the house of God, fasts, and seeks the LORD; God directs them to go up, they set an ambush and, on the third day, Benjamin is drawn out and defeated.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the inner plane, Israel represents your waking mind, Benjamin a stubborn belief in lack or separation. The second day’s defeat repeats a mental pattern until you recognize it as a signal to inquire within. The gathering at the house of God and the lifting of fasting and offerings symbolize turning from mere action to inner alignment, listening to the I AM that stands before the ark. The ark is your unmoved center; Phinehas embodies steadfast conviction. When you ask, 'Shall I go up or cease?' the response is a directive of consciousness: Go up; tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand. This is not a promise about external conquest but a shift of state. The strategy of waiting around Gibeah mirrors patient realignment of thought, not force. On the third day you move with the certainty that the old fear is displaced from your field of attention. You do not fight it with force, you outgrow it by dwelling in the truth of your deliverance until it dissolves into light.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of deliverance now: feel the I AM as your unshakable center, and declare, 'I go up now in deliverance.' Visualize quietly surrounding the old fear with calm attention until it dissolves into light.