Neville Goddard on Micah 5:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Micah 5 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Micah 5:2-3

Biblical Context

Micah 5:2-3 speaks of a ruler coming from Bethlehem, whose origins are eternal, and a time of travail that births a remnant returning to Israel—within you, the inner kingdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, behold the inner meaning: Bethlehem is not a place on a map but the still point of your consciousness where the I AM lives. Though the self you know may seem small, the ruler in Israel arises not from time but from the ever-present now. Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting proclaims that this kingship is the timeless activity of your being, an eternal function of awareness that can awaken at any moment you choose. The line about giving up until the travail hath brought forth speaks of the inner struggle by which old limitations yield to a birth of new life. When the birth occurs, the remnant of your former self returns to the light of Israel—the faithful part of you that remains in harmony with the I AM. This is the Kingdom of God within: a realized state of dominion and peace that is not earned but remembered as your true nature.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and enter the inner Bethlehem; assume the ruler is seated on the throne of your heart and declare I am the ruler in Israel here and now. Rest in that sense and let any old fear revise into sovereignty.