Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 13:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 13 in context

Scripture Focus

1If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

5And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

Deuteronomy 13:1-5

Biblical Context

The passage warns not to follow a prophet or dreamer who offers signs that would lead you to other gods. It teaches that God tests your love by your obedience and loyalty to Him.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the 'prophet' not as a man but as a state of mind, a dreamer of dreams that would lure you to other gods—greed, fear, reputation, separation. If such a sign appears and your heart cries, 'let us go after them,' know this is the test: the I AM within asks, do you love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul? In this approach, the true sign is not external; it is your present alignment. When you are fully identified with the awareness that you are the I AM expressing as you, no other impulse can override your unity. The moment you feel pulled toward another god, revise, 'I choose to walk after the LORD my God'; feel the loyalty in your chest, not in your thoughts. The God who brought you out of bondage is the same I AM here now, directing your steps. The command to keep His voice becomes an inner order: you obey the voice of awareness, you cleave to it, you serve it, and you do not deviate into illusion. Thus the so-called evil is a misalignment you correct by inner choice and feeling, restoring your oneness with God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly and assume you are the I AM, fully identified with God in this moment. When a distracting impulse or sign arises, revise by saying 'I choose to walk after the LORD my God' and feel the loyalty in your chest as if it's done.