Neville Goddard on Judges 3:8-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

8Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.

9And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.

10And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

11And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:8-11

Biblical Context

Israel suffers under Mesopotamian oppression for eight years. They cry to the LORD, who raises Othniel, and with the Spirit he defeats the foe, bringing forty years of rest.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the level of inner life, the anger of the LORD against Israel is your own resistance to the good you seek. To be sold into a 'hand' is but yielding to the belief that you are separate from the I AM within. When the children cry unto the LORD, they awaken to the fact that a deliverer already exists as a state of consciousness; the cry is not petition but recognition. The Spirit of the LORD coming upon Othniel signals the rising of a new mode of perception—one that judges rightly and acts from conviction rather than fear. As you align with that inner state, the outer conditions bend to your decisive dream; the enemy loses power and the land rests, symbolizing enduring peace within. The forty years of rest is the measure of faith kept alive by a living assumption. Your job is to keep it real by feeling the wish fulfilled now, not later, and thus you convert the memory of bondage into the present sense of dominion.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare, I AM the deliverer in me now. Feel the Spirit rise as you picture yourself freeing your life from the 'Chushanrishathaim' of doubt, and dwell in the felt sense that rest is already yours.