Neville Goddard on Judges 9:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 9 in context

Scripture Focus

14Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

Judges 9:14-15

Biblical Context

All trees invite the bramble to reign over them. The bramble answers that trust in its shadow will bring rule, and if not, fire will consume the cedars.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 9:14-15 is not a political fable but a mirror of your inner state. The trees are your higher faculties—the cedars of Lebanon—yearning to stand upright and rule from the solid ground of awareness. The bramble is a hastily crowned power: a shadowy impulse that promises shelter while dimming the sun. When you say, 'Come reign,' you awaken a choice in consciousness: which king shall govern the inner realm? The bramble's answer, 'If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow,' exposes the condition of every throne you seek: to trust in a shadow is to concede sovereignty to fear, to believe the bark is stronger than the root. Yet the moment you align with that shadow, you invite the fire of consequence—the inner fire that devours the cedars when the I AM is neglected. The fire is not punishment from above but the natural result of living from a lesser self. The lesson is plain: true authority arises only as you crown the I AM, align with its light, and let the shadow fall away. Your inner king is born when awareness presides over impulse.