Neville Goddard on Micah 5:1-9 - 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.

5And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

Micah 5:1-9

Biblical Context

Micah speaks of a Bethlehem-born ruler who will deliver Israel and bring lasting peace, while the present siege tests the people. The essence is the birth and authority of a divine government within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ask yourself not as a spectator but as the one who is listening to the inner decree. The siege you feel is a belief in lack; the daughter of troops is your scattered thoughts, the judge of Israel your I AM longing to speak through. Bethlehem is the birth place of the divine idea that you are the ruler in Israel, a ruler whose goings forth are from everlasting. The time of travail gives way to the remnant that returns to the children of Israel inside your soul. He shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, and you shall abide in the majesty of the name of the LORD your God. This man shall be the peace because inner mind unified with divine Mind cannot be broken by outer events. The remnant moves as dew on the grass and as a lion among the beasts, showing the power of true consciousness to tread down fear. Your hand shall be lifted up upon your adversaries; all enemies disappear in the light of your realized unity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare to yourself, I AM the ruler in Israel, and sense the inner Bethlehem birth unfolding. Feel the peace already established as you revise fear into faith and treat the inner crown as real now.