Neville Goddard on Judges 21:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 21 in context

Scripture Focus

22And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

23And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

Judges 21:22-23

Biblical Context

The passage shows a mercy-driven solution to avoid guilt: the community explains the need to provide wives for Benjamin so no one is left without a partner, and the tribe then returns to its inheritance and rebuilds the cities.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 21:22-23 is not a mere political policy; it is a vivid map of your inner resolution. The war among Israel's tribes stands for the war of conflicting states of consciousness within you. Mercy arises when you refuse to leave any part of yourself in guilt; the fathers and brethren are the old thoughts that would accuse, and the dancing women symbolize living ideas you previously allowed to circulate, so the whole psyche might endure. The Benjaminites taking wives represents supplying a fresh order of life to a wounded portion, a renewal of your inner inheritance. When they return to their inheritance and rebuild the cities, you witness the birth of a renewed pattern of being. The plan is fulfilled because your imagination, governed by the I AM, rearranges the scene to prevent blame and to establish harmony. This is true mercy in action: not merely forgiveness of others but the conversion of conflict into a renewed, unified state of consciousness where unity, justice, and a new creation emerge through the I AM's ruling presence within you.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and assume you are already in a state of inner unity and renewal. Feel the I AM rearranging every part of you into harmony and gratitude.