Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 1:34-40 - 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.

39Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

40But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Deuteronomy 1:34-40

Biblical Context

God hears the people's words and declares that the evil generation will not see the good land, except Caleb who will enter. Joshua will lead the others, while the little ones and all who have not known good and evil will go in and possess it; you must turn into the wilderness.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the complaining, the LORD's wrath, and the decree of the wilderness play out in your own consciousness. The 'evil generation' is not a people in time but a fixed state of mind that resists the good land you imagine. The land represents the fulfilled condition you hold in imagination, which, in truth, is already real because God is the I AM you are. Caleb and Joshua symbolize faithful modes of awareness that wholly follow the inner LORD and step into the promise; they prove that the content of your dream can ripen into fact when your intention remains loyal to the end. The Lord’s anger toward the speaker points to every moment you allow doubt to govern your narrative. The little ones are your immediate impressions and beliefs you once feared; they will go in and possess it because they have not yet learned to resist the dream. When you revise your stance—accept the land as already yours and remain loyal to the inner command—you desert the wilderness and enter it now.

Practice This Now

Act: Close your eyes and imagine you are already standing on the land you desire. Feel the air, declare 'I am the I AM; I have entered the land,' and rest with that sensation for a few minutes.