Neville Goddard on Judges 7:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

2And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

3Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

4And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.

5So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

6And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

7And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

8So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.

Judges 7:1-8

Biblical Context

Gideon’s army is reduced by divine instruction; fear sends many home, then a test at the water reveals a disciplined few. The victory comes not from numbers but from an inner state of readiness and trust.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this scene the numbers symbolize your many thoughts and distractions. The Lord’s message that there are too many to save by human strength invites you to test your own mind: when you align with the I AM, you consciously reduce the field to what truly matters. The fearful depart—this is the old self stepping aside. At the water, to lap with the tongue or to bow and drink represents how you engage life: passive consumption versus alert, intentional focus. The three hundred who lap with a hand to their mouth remain—your disciplined, present state of mind, not sheer quantity, is the instrument of salvation. By narrowing to a purposeful, responsive consciousness you become the vessel through which your inner army defeats fear and doubt. The triumph is therefore inner: you are the I AM, and the world is rearranged by the clarity of your chosen state.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the victorious mind waking now.' Maintain that assumption and feel it as real for a minute, letting fear dissolve as you align with your inner three hundred.