Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 12:9-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 12 in context

Scripture Focus

9For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

10But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

11Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

Deuteronomy 12:9-11

Biblical Context

The passage says you have not yet entered rest or inheritance. When you cross into the land, a sacred inner sanctuary is established where God's name dwells; you bring offerings and vows there.

Neville's Inner Vision

I do not reach a distant land; I enter a rest I am already. When I cross the Jordan of doubt and stand within the land of settled consciousness, the rest is not a future gift but an inward condition. A place is chosen by my I AM—my awareness—where the name of God dwells as the living flame of attention. In that inner sanctuary I bring all that I command: my thoughts, my worship, my vows. The burnt offerings and heave offerings become the consistent acts of gratitude and focus I maintain toward my desired state. The enemies that haunted me vanish when I dwell safely in this awareness; threats dissolve into memories I observe rather than react to. By this revision, the 'land' becomes mine by I AM’s choosing, and the rest is constant, not a momentary escape. I assume the state of rest and hold it in imagination until it feels real; then that inner sanctuary shapes every outward event as I dwell in it.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already in the rest; imagine an inner sanctuary where God's name dwells. Bring your commitments as offerings of attention and gratitude, and feel the state of safety becoming your own.