Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 13:12-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 13 in context

Scripture Focus

12If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

13Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

Deuteronomy 13:12-13

Biblical Context

Plainly, the verse warns that within your inner city some voices pull people toward serving other gods. It invites you to discern and resist, returning the mind to the worship of the LORD your God.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your life, the city stands as a state of consciousness. The children of Belial are the rebellious thoughts and appetites that would persuade you to turn from the I AM and worship other gods—the fears, desires, or identities not born of divine awareness. The warning to withdraw the inhabitants is the inner command to stop empowering those voices and to realign the entire city with the one God. When you hear in your mind that others are serving different gods, answer not with argument but with a revision: acknowledge that the I AM is the sole ruler of this mental city here and now. Assume the feeling of harmony, imagining that the true allegiance is established, and let the idols dissolve, as if shown to be mere appearances. The dynamic is not coercion but recognition; you awaken to the truth that consciousness itself is God, and all movement toward imagined idols dissolves into peace as you accept your lawfully ordained sovereignty.