Neville Goddard on Judges 6:8-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

8That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

9And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

10And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.

11And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

13And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

14And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?

Judges 6:8-14

Biblical Context

God recalls Israel's deliverance and declares He is the LORD their God; an angel then commissions Gideon, insisting He is with him, while Gideon doubts and asks for signs.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 6:8-14 is not merely a history lesson; it is the map of your inner state. The prophet recounts how the I AM delivered you from bondage, reminding you that the power to free is already within. The angel of the LORD sitting by the oak is your inner intuition lighting a mind shadowed by fear. When it proclaims, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour, it is your I AM awakening to its own sovereignty. Gideon’s question, If the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? mirrors the ordinary mind clinging to old results. Neville would have you answer in the now: I am with you; I am the power that saves in you. Go in this thy might becomes a standing assumption—see yourself as the instrument through which the I AM acts. The claim is not conquest by force, but alignment of consciousness with the truth that you have been sent. When you dwell in that I AM presence, the opponents dissolve and you fulfill your mission with ease.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and declare, 'I am with you now.' See yourself stepping into your task as the instrument of God, and feel the victory as already accomplished.