Neville Goddard on Judges 3:15-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

16But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.

17And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.

18And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.

19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.

20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

21And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

22And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.

23Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

24When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

25And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.

26And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

28And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

29And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man.

30So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

Judges 3:15-30

Biblical Context

Israel cries to the LORD, and Ehud the left-handed deliverer uses a secret approach to strike down King Eglon and free Israel, bringing rest.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the psychic texture of this story, the cry of Israel awakens the hidden minister of my consciousness. Ehud is not a man of outer history, but a symbol of the inner instruction that arises when I turn my attention to the I AM. He is left-handed, meaning truth moves through the receptive side of mind, a quiet interior faculty that does not seek applause yet knows what must be done. The dagger is two-edged, a tool of belief and action: thought and obedience, idea and realization. The cubit's length speaks of measure—the right length of time and discipline required for transformation. Eglon, the fat king, personifies burden and habit that sap vitality; Ehud’s secret message—"I have a message from God unto thee"—is God speaking in me, a private imperative that cannot be voiced to the crowd. When the doors close and appearances tempt the mind to doubt, the inner king acts, and the apparent conqueror collapses. Deliverance then comes not as conquest from another realm but as restoration of rest and rightful sovereignty within the land of consciousness, where fear yields to realization and life flows freely.

Practice This Now

Assume 'I am delivered now' and feel the hidden Ehud arming your mind with truth. Visualize the inner doors opening and the land within you resting as fear dissolves.