Neville Goddard on Judges 6:17-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

18Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.

19And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.

20And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

23And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

Judges 6:17-23

Biblical Context

Gideon asks for a sign to prove God’s talk, prepares a sacrifice, the angel of the LORD consumes it with fire, Gideon realizes the divine messenger, and the LORD speaks peace, assuring him he will not die.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Judges narrative, the sign Gideon asks for is not an external spectacle but the inner confirmation of grace already given by the I AM. The 'angel of the LORD' represents a state of awareness visiting Gideon’s mind. When Gideon insists on seeing a sign, he is only proving the readiness of his consciousness to entertain a new possibility. The sacrifice and the fire that consumes it symbolize the old, unattended pictures being consumed by the vibrational flame of faith when the self consents to its own divinity. The moment Gideon perceives that he has beheld an angel of the LORD, he falls into fear, and the response is a pronouncement of peace: 'Fear not: thou shalt not die.' This is the spiritual law: once you align with the I AM, you have entered the realm where threat dissolves and life becomes a safe sanctuary. The presence of grace and favor is not granted from without; it is the I AM acknowledging itself as you, and every outward sign (the fire, the rock) is an outward image of your inner state becoming visible. Practice: assume you are already in communion with your inner angel, and let the sign of grace appear in your life as peace, assurance, and a felt reality.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already in grace; revise any doubt with, 'I have found grace in thy sight.' Then sit in quiet and feel the presence as a warm, unshakable peace rising within.