Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 14:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 14 in context

Scripture Focus

23And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

Deuteronomy 14:23

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 14:23 invites you to honor God by feasting within the inner sanctuary, offering a tithe of your substance and faculties to cultivate reverent awareness of the LORD always.

Neville's Inner Vision

The verse speaks not of outward ritual alone but of an inner discipline. The 'place which he shall choose' is the sanctuary of your own awareness where the I AM resides. The 'tithe'—the corn, wine, oil, and firstlings—symbolizes a disciplined portion of your mental energies: memory, feeling, inspiration, and impulse. By returning the first and best of these to the Divine within, you train the heart to fear the LORD thy God in every moment. Feasting before the Lord becomes a daily alignment: your inner state orders your outer world, your reverence becomes trust in the ever-present I AM, not fear in absence. When you live as if you are fed by God from within, you enact a stable, creative consciousness—the true wealth that never fails. The act is not a ritual of scarcity but a practice of abundance, available to you now whenever you assume this new pattern of being.

Practice This Now

Imitate the inner feast today: sit quietly, declare 'I am fed by the Lord within,' and, as an act of tithe, devote 10% of your attention to that inner God, then imagine feasting on the feeling of abundant, unconditioned supply.