Neville Goddard on Micah 5:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Micah 5 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Micah 5:5-8

Biblical Context

Micah declares that a future deliverer will bring peace and rescue the remnant from invasion. The remnant will thrive among many nations like dew and a lion.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this prophecy the "man" of peace is your I AM, the state of consciousness you assume rather than seek outside yourself. The Assyrian and the invaders are outer conditions that would shake you; you deliver yourself by resting in the calm awareness that you are responsible for arising. Call forth seven shepherds and eight principal men—the inner faculties of wisdom, discernment, courage, care, order, faith, obedience, and action—as gatekeepers of your inner borders. When you dwell in that peace, the outer land loses its power to disturb; the dew from the LORD becomes your felt renewal, a refreshment that does not wait for man. The remnant among the nations becomes your awakened self, moving through life like a dew-lit lion among a forest of thoughts—powerful, yet tranquil, and not easily overcome. Deliverance, then, is an inward conversion of awareness: a shift in posture that makes every event answerable to your awakening and imagination.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I AM peace now.' Then imagine the dew of the LORD refreshing your life and walk through your day as the lion of truth among your thoughts.