Inner Lords of Judges 3:3
Judges 3:3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Judges 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The verse names the surrounding powers—five lords of the Philistines and the Canaanites, Sidonians, and Hivites—pressing on Israel's borders.
Neville's Inner Vision
To Neville, this verse reveals that the 'enemies' are not distant armies but states of consciousness pressing for reign. The five lords of the Philistines, and the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites, are five ruling thoughts—fear, lack, pride, doubt, and memory—that would govern your inner land. They inhabit the inner map from the high places of Baalhermon to the gates of Hamath—the full topography of your self-image. Yet the I AM within you—the awareness you truly are—refuses to fear them; it invites you to revise. When you assume the truth that you are one with God, you reinterpret each opponent as a pointer toward a greater reality, not evidence of separation. Providence becomes your present awareness guiding every choice; the kingdom of God is not future but being claimed now within you. The promise unfolds as you rest in that consciousness, knowing your mind is under divine sovereignty.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Sit in quiet and name five inner lords—fear, lack, pride, doubt, memory—as ruling thoughts; then declare, 'I am the Lord of this inner land; these thoughts serve my good now,' and feel the reign beginning.
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