Neville Goddard on Judges 8:14-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Judges 8:14-17

Biblical Context

Judges 8:14-17 shows Gideon learning the leaders of Succoth, confronting them, and destroying the fortress of their resistance. It reads as a narrative of judgment exercised through decisive action.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scenes describe not geography but the movements of consciousness. The captive youth is a state of awareness that can reveal the inner rulers - princes and elders - whose thoughts govern your inner Succoth. When Gideon tests the city's willingness to nourish his weary army, you are testing what you quietly accept as your capacity to sustain your inner army. The thorn-briers he uses are costly correction: inward pruning that breaks the grip of a stubborn habit. The tower of Penuel is the towering doubt within you, the sense that you are powerless; to beat it down is to revise with the realization that the power to act lies within the I AM. As you own that authority, you erase the old influences of fear and limitation, and your inner kingdom can stand free, supplying its own strength and moving with confidence.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of inner authority now: I AM the power that orders my life. Sit in quiet, revise every doubt as a thorn that sharpens judgment, and visualize the tower falling as you claim your innate sovereignty.