Neville Goddard on Judges 8:21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 8 in context

Scripture Focus

21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

Judges 8:21

Biblical Context

Zebah and Zalmunna invite Gideon to attack, saying that strength mirrors the man. Gideon rises, kills them, and removes the ornaments from their camels, signaling the stripping away of external symbols of power.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this brief scene, the 'man' is your state of consciousness. Zebah and Zalmunna are the fears and claims of power that arise when you forget who you are. Gideon rising is the awakening of your I AM, the inner authority that can stand in the face of illusion. When the verse says 'as the man is, so is his strength,' it means your outer strength is the echo of your inner conviction. The killing of Zebah and Zalmunna represents the dissolving of fear by the power of awareness, and the removal of the ornaments on their camels' necks is the letting go of appearances—pride, proofs of power, and attachments that hold you in bondage. Deliverance comes not from a distant rescue but from a shift of consciousness, a feeling-it-real alignment with the victorious self. You are not seeking power; you are waking to the truth that you are the power, here and now, through the I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner Gideon now: say I AM the strength of God within me, and feel it rise. See the fears disarmed and watch the ornaments of false power fall away from the camels, leaving you free.