Neville Goddard on Judges 20:32-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 20 in context

Scripture Focus

32And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

33And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.

34And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

Judges 20:32-34

Biblical Context

Benjamin's side boasts of a past victory while Israel schemes to draw them out. A fierce battle unfolds, and the text warns that evil is unseen while it moves behind the scenes.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed inwardly, the scene is a drama of the mind. Benjamin's cry 'They are smitten down before us' is a state of consciousness convinced that victory rests on old conditions. Israel's plan to flee and draw them out becomes the inner tactic of the thinker who tries to maneuver circumstance rather than transform belief. Baaltamar—the field where they array themselves—illustrates the place in consciousness where ideas are organized. The liers in wait from the meadows of Gibeah are the subconscious thoughts that rise when fear is entertained. The ten thousand chosen men and the sore battle symbolize stubborn, disciplined beliefs resisting a new truth. And the line 'they knew not that evil was near them' is the crucial reminder: a subtle negation or fear can be present even when victory appears assured. Neville would tell you that the outer conflict mirrors an inner state; to heal it, you must assume the end now: you are the I AM, peace and justice reigning in your mind. Collapse the story of struggle by feeling the wish fulfilled, and let the outer life align with that inner settlement.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the end—'I am the I AM, reigning now in this mind'; feel that authoritative state in your chest for a minute, until the sense of battle dissolves and your world reflects order.