Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 1:22-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 1 in context

Scripture Focus

22And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

Deuteronomy 1:22-25

Biblical Context

In Deuteronomy 1:22-25, the people propose sending scouts to explore the land, report its goodness, and affirm that the Lord will grant it.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider that the scene unfolds not as geography but as an inner movement of consciousness. The call to 'send men before us' is your decision to inquire into possible states of being. The twelve are your ordinary thoughts touring the inner mountain, seeking signs and fruit of what you might have in mind. When they return bearing fruit and declare the land good, they voice your own recognition that the promised land exists within and is given by your God, the I AM that you are. The Lord our God doth give us signals that abundance is already available, awaiting your assumption. To accept the report is to align with Divine providence, to step as if you are already dwelling in the land of plenty. The practice is not external conquest but inner assent: imagine, feel, and inhabit the state; let the intelligence of your awareness certify the truth of the blessing.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already standing in the land you seek; feel the fruit in your hands and declare this is mine now, the Lord my God has given it to me. If doubt arises, revise to this: it is done, I have always known this land is mine.