Neville Goddard on Ruth 2:21-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ruth 2 in context

Scripture Focus

21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

23So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

Ruth 2:21-23

Biblical Context

Ruth stays close to Boaz’s workers until the harvest ends. Naomi advises Ruth to remain in that field so she is safe, and Ruth dwells with her mother-in-law through barley and wheat harvest.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ruth 2:21-23 speaks in the language of fields, yet it is a map of consciousness. Ruth, the outsider, stays aligned with Boaz’s field—the bounty of God—until the harvest is complete. The instruction to 'keep fast by my young men' is an inner directive: cling to the right idea, feel it real, and do not waver until manifestation arrives. Naomi’s counsel to stay with his maidens and avoid other fields is inner discernment, choosing a state that nourishes you rather than wandering in doubt. By staying through barley and wheat harvest, Ruth embodies perseverance, obedience, and faithfulness—the inner faith which makes flight of doubt impossible. The harvest signals the realization that your consciousness has gathered abundance into a single field. Dwelling with Naomi represents inner companionship with wisdom until the outer sign of plenty appears. The entire episode is a meditation on how a single, faithful assumption, nurtured with feeling, yields kinship, safety, and fruit. This is the I AM at work, transforming inner trust into outer blessing.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Choose the field of abundance as your constant assumption and feel it real for several minutes. Carry that sense into your day, staying with the right idea until harvest appears.