Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 1:34-38 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 1 in context

Scripture Focus

34And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

35Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

36Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.

37Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

38But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Deuteronomy 1:34-38

Biblical Context

God heard the people's words and swore that this evil generation would not see the good land, except Caleb who wholly followed the LORD. Joshua shall enter and lead Israel; Moses is not to go in.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner Israel awaits not a geographic place but a state of consciousness you enter by choosing to abide in the I AM. The 'evil generation' is the mental atmosphere that doubts and complains; Caleb’s fidelity is a decision to wholly follow the LORD within. Joshua, standing before thee, is the self you awaken—the consciousness that leads you through belief into realization. The LORD's anger is not punishment but a sign that you have been identified with the old self; the decree that none of that generation shall see the land points to a release from old habits that resist the present now. When you cultivate and encourage Joshua, you activate Israel’s inheritance—the land you have already imagined into existence. Practically, assume you already dwell in the land; revise any memory of failure by repeating, 'I wholly follow the LORD' and feel that your inner land is present here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume the role of Joshua for five minutes: close your eyes, picture the terrain of your inner land, and feel yourself leading with confidence; then declare 'I wholly follow the LORD' and let that conviction settle into your body.