Neville Goddard on 1 Chronicles 5:11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Chronicles 5 in context

Scripture Focus

11And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:

1 Chronicles 5:11

Biblical Context

Verse 5:11 notes the Gadites dwelling opposite them, in Bashan unto Salcah—a defined land for a people. In plain sense, it describes a settled border and a people living within a specific territory.

Neville's Inner Vision

Look upon 1 Chronicles 5:11 as a map of inner geography. The children of Gad dwelling over against them in Bashan unto Salcah is not a geographic note but a description of a state of consciousness you hold within. Gad represents a determined state of consciousness, a loyal tribe that takes firm residence on a border within the mind. 'Dwelling over against them' means you stand in a place that faces outward toward the conditions that seem to oppose your peace, yet you do not retreat; you fix your awareness on the border where your covenant is maintained. Bashan, the high country of strength, is the elevated region of imagination where you plant your allegiance to the I AM. Salcah marks the outer limit beyond which your awareness does not surrender to mere appearances. When you claim this border, you unite the dispersed elements of your life under one law of God in you, the Presence of God, the I AM that you are. This inner unity makes your community—your thoughts, feelings, and actions—cohere as one body living in obedience to the covenant.

Practice This Now

Assume today: I am Gad, dwelling on the border of Bashan in my mind, facing outward with loyalty to the Covenant. Then feel it real: sense the Presence of God as a steady inner light guiding every thought.