Neville Goddard on Judges 7:19-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 7 in context

Scripture Focus

19So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

20And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

Judges 7:19-20

Biblical Context

Gideon and his 100 men stage a night ambush by breaking jars to reveal lamps and blowing trumpets, declaring the sword of the LORD and Gideon. The outer chaos collapses as a work of inner faith, leading to deliverance.

Neville's Inner Vision

You stand as Gideon within your own consciousness. The camp outside represents your appearance of limitation; the middle watch marks a decisive shift in awareness. When you break the jars of fear, you release the inner lamp—your I AM, the perpetual consciousness that lights all. The trumpets are your affirming thoughts and decisions, blown with certainty. By proclaiming the sword of the LORD, and of Gideon, you acknowledge that true power resides in within, not in external circumstances. The ambush is the moment your old sense of separation dissolves as your inner state aligns with divine truth. The deliverance you seek is the natural consequence of assuming the end already present and allowing the I AM to act through your will. This allegory teaches that liberation comes when consciousness awakens to its own creative authority, and perception follows truth rather than appearances.

Practice This Now

In a quiet moment, assume the end: you are free, guided, and protected. Visualize breaking the jars to release light, hold the lamp in view, and hear the trumpet blast as your inner decision. Feel the I AM present and change your state now.