Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 13:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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 13:3-5

Biblical Context

The text forbids listening to false prophets and urges loyalty to God. It calls you to walk with Him, keep His commandments, and cast out anything that would turn you from the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the inner theatre, Deuteronomy 13:3–5 invites you to test every inner messenger by the standard of your true I AM. The 'prophet' or 'dreamer' is not an external person but a thought-form or imagination that promises liberation apart from your divine center. Your God is the I AM, and the Lord proves you to reveal whether your heart and soul are given wholly to that inner reality. When you acknowledge the inner voice as God’s voice in you, you align with the law that governs your experience. To 'walk after the LORD your God' means to follow the felt reality of Spirit in place of mere mental images. Fear Him, keep His commandments, hear His voice, serve Him, cleave to Him—these are habits of consciousness, not external duties. The sentence against the dreamer points to dissolving those thoughts that contravene your unity with God, to 'put away the evil' from your inner camp. The test is love: do you prefer your limited stories or your innate union with the I AM?

Practice This Now

Assume you are already united with the I AM. For 5 minutes, imagine the inner I AM speaking as guidance, and revise any distracting thought by quietly saying, 'I AM your guide.'