Neville Goddard on Micah 5:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Micah 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Micah 5:1-4

Biblical Context

A siege opposes Israel. A ruler will arise from Bethlehem who governs in Israel and feeds in the LORD's strength, extending greatness to the ends of the earth.

Neville's Inner Vision

All outer siege is a figure of my belief in separation; the I AM within remains untouched by appearances. Bethlehem within me is the quiet stable where a ruler is born—the inner king whose goings forth are from everlasting. The 'judge of Israel' I misread as a hostile power becomes my discerning awareness, and the rod laid upon the cheek dissolves when I acknowledge this inward monarch. When the travail of birth occurs in imagination, the old states are set aside and the remnant of my true self returns to the light of Israel. Then the ruler stands and feeds in the LORD's strength; a majesty arises that governs my thoughts, feelings, and actions. This sovereign presence does not conquer others but awakens them to the same truth. The earth then experiences the diffusion of this inner government, and I am great to the ends of the earth, not by force but by the irresistible authority of I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume, 'I am the ruler in Israel.' Feel Bethlehem within as the quiet birth of this ruler and dwell in the strength of the LORD until the sense of dominion is real.