Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 13:6-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 13 in context

Scripture Focus

6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

7Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;

8Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him:

9But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

Deuteronomy 13:6-9

Biblical Context

Close relationships may tempt you to worship other gods; the text commands you to refuse. It declares loyalty to the true God without compromise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your true self is the I AM, and the brother or friend who tempts you to worship other gods is really a belief arising from a state of consciousness, not a person out there. The 'gods round about' are the competing thoughts and identifications in your inner theater. The command 'thou shalt not consent' means you refuse to identify with that belief, to let it govern your life. The instruction to 'kill him' is symbolic: you abort the mental image that would pull you away from your divine self, you make the first choice in your inner court, and you invite the whole inner community to align with your decision. By acknowledging the I AM within as sole allegiance, you cast out the temptation at its root—the imaginal seed of doubt. When you keep your attention on that one truth, the sense of separation dissolves, and the life you live follows your inner decree. This is not about fear but about fidelity to your essential nature, a practice that modern inner life can adopt today.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you have already chosen the I AM as your sole allegiance. Revise the inner scene to reflect unwavering loyalty to Truth, and feel that fidelity as your living reality.