Neville Goddard on Judges 9:16-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 9 in context

Scripture Focus

16Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;

17(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

18And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

19If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

20But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Judges 9:16-20

Biblical Context

The passage challenges whether the people have acted truly and sincerely toward Jerubbaal’s family. If they have honored him and his house, they may rejoice in Abimelech; if not, they face a fire that devours both sides.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard key, the word king is a state of consciousness you inhabit. Abimelech represents a king you cast into power when you forget your true line, the Jerubbaal-house, the inner lineage of truth, sacrifice, and the I AM. When you act with truth toward that inner lineage, you invite harmony and rejoicing in your inner government; you recognize a rightful sovereignty. But rise against those inner truths, crown a false self for personal gain, and you unleash internal fire—conflicts that consume the outer scene just as the text declares. This is not punitive judgment from an external deity; it is the law of consciousness: the quality of your inner dealing determines the quality of your outward experience. Align your decisions with the sincere recognition of your higher self, and your inner king reigns through love and truth; neglect that alignment, and the internal fire will reveal the hollowness of your crown.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the true king of my inner land, and I deal truly with Jerubbaal.' Then visualize a cleansing fire moving from within, devouring fear and false motives, leaving a unified, radiant sovereignty.