Neville Goddard on Judges 9:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

3And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

4And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.

5And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Judges 9:1-6

Biblical Context

Abimelech, Jerubbaal's son, goes to Shechem to win power by appealing to kin, and collects silver from Baalberith to hire followers. He then murders his seventy brothers to seize the throne, while Jotham hides, and the men of Shechem crown him king, revealing the pull of external legitimacy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 9:1-6 is the inner drama of the mind choosing a counterfeit king. Abimelech’s appeal to kin mirrors the ego's bid for status by aligning with familiar faces and the currency of approval. The silver from Baalberith stands for the price paid to secure consent, while the massacre of the seventy brothers represents the ruthless trimming of other faculties to crown a single will. Yet the hidden son, Jotham, survives as awareness, an inward witness that cannot be slain by caprice. The plain of the pillar is fixed belief, the house of Baalberith the idol of material power. The pageant shows how easily a mind can trade truth for outward power through fear and ambition. The remedy in Neville's practice is to reverse the assumption: awaken the I AM as the sovereign ruler within, refuse the bought throne, and let true authority arise from a unified, present awareness.

Practice This Now

Assume you are the inner governor; in a moment, revise the impulse to crown an external king. Feel the I AM seated on the throne of your mind, and let inner unity dissolve any competing desires.