Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 12:20-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 12 in context

Scripture Focus

20When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

21If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

22Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike.

Deuteronomy 12:20-22

Biblical Context

The passage says that when the Lord enlarges your borders, you may satisfy your appetite and eat what your soul desires. If the chosen place is far, you may eat from your herd at your gates; both clean and unclean may be eaten alike, symbolizing equal access to experiences within the holy life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, this is not merely a dietary statute but a map of the mind. Expansion of borders is expansion of awareness; appetite stands for the natural longing of the self to experience its own essence. When the text says the Lord shall enlarge thy border, it speaks to the moment your awareness widens enough to entertain images your heart desires as real. The line about eating flesh if thy soul lusteth after it becomes an instruction to allow any desire to enter your inner theater without judgment. The command that you may eat whatsoever thy soul lusteth after is your inner law granting permission to imagine and feel. If the place chosen by God seems far, you are told to bring forth your herd and feast within your gates—in other words, bring your ideas and feelings into your present belief and treat them as real. The equal sharing of clean and unclean signifies that all thoughts can be used by the I AM; your work is to align them with consciousness until they conclusively demonstrate themselves.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of your desire as already realized for five minutes, saturating your awareness with possession. Revise any sense of lack by affirming the I AM is the source of both desire and fulfillment here and now.