Neville Goddard on Judges 9:30-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Judges 9 in context

Scripture Focus

30And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

31And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

32Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

33And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.

Judges 9:30-33

Biblical Context

Zebul hears Gaal's words, grows angry, and secretly alerts Abimelech. He plans to lie in wait at night and attack the city at sunrise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Judges 9:30-33 presents Zebul's anger as a moved state of consciousness and his city as the mind where decisions are born. The words of Gaal are not so much a threat from without as a belief stirring within, a thought form that demands action. Zebul's privy messenger is the habit of secrecy in the ego, Abimelech the image of authority, and the night watch the moment when the subconscious rehearses outcomes. When the plan says rise early and set upon the city at dawn, it is the old identity arming itself to maintain control as a self image. The fortification of Shechem mirrors the stubborn belief that the self must defend its position by force. Yet the sunrise is not a weapon but awareness waking to tenderness and discernment. If you observe the inner movement as simply a thought arising, you can allow a higher state to guide the action, no longer driven by fear, but by the I AM which already rules within. The attack then becomes the revision of that belief into truth: you already possess the power to govern your inner city with justice and wisdom.