Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 13:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 13 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

10And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 13:9-10

Biblical Context

The verses insist on removing an apostate who would turn people away from the LORD. They frame this as a communal responsibility to uphold covenant loyalty.

Neville's Inner Vision

Remember, the law speaks not of bodies but of your inner life. To 'kill' the apostate is to put to rest the belief that there is a mind or life apart from God. The moment you acknowledge the I AM as the only governor, any thought that would drag you toward other gods—fear, lack, or separation—loses its claim and is stoned by your attention. The 'hand' upon him is your decision to favor awareness over suggestion; the community joining in is the habit you cultivate within your own mind: you refuse to entertain idols of external guarantees, the house of bondage Egypt represents in you. The rightful discipline is not vengeance but a clear boundary that keeps your devotion intact. When you act in imagination as the one who cannot be separated from God, the outer world follows the inner alignment. The old story dies and a new covenant of consciousness awakens, revealing that you are the Lord thy God—the I AM within.

Practice This Now

Assume the stance: I AM the Lord thy God, and nothing else governs me. In stillness, imagine the idol of separation dissolving into light and feel your allegiance to the I AM becoming real.