Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 1:3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 1 in context

Scripture Focus

3And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

Deuteronomy 1:3

Biblical Context

Moses speaks to the Israelites in the fortieth year, delivering all that the LORD commanded.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, this verse is not about a distant event but the drama of your inner state. Moses represents the I AM, speaking the divine commandments to the inner Israel that you carry within. The fortieth year signals a completed cycle of testing, a threshold at which your mind is ready to obey the inner law as present reality. The eleventh month and first day mark a fresh opening, a new cycle in which the commandment is not merely heard but lived. The commandments are not external prescriptions but inner statutes that your awareness already carries; when you imagine the words taking form, you empower your life to move in agreement with that law. Your task is to trust that the LORD has spoken within you, and to align your feelings, beliefs, and actions with that inner decree. By repeated imaginative acceptance, the inner covenant becomes a lived experience, guiding every choice as if commanded from within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the inner Moses delivering the full commandment to your inner Israel; then feel it real as a present, already accomplished reality.