Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 15:12-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 15 in context

Scripture Focus

12And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

13And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

14Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

16And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee;

17Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

18It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

Deuteronomy 15:12-18

Biblical Context

The passage states that a Hebrew servant serves six years, then goes free in the seventh; you are to bless him as you release him, remembering you were once enslaved in Egypt. If he loves your household and wishes to stay, you may keep him as a servant for life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Every 'servant' in this text is a state of awareness you have accepted. Six years of service are the old habits you carry in belief; the seventh year is the mind's opportunity to awaken to a freer self. The instruction to send him away not empty-handed is the inner law: when you release a state, you replenish it with your inner abundance—the blessings you call forth from your own awareness: your flock, your floor, your winepress. Remember you were a bondman in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God redeemed thee; such memory awakens gratitude and steadies your choice. If the longing remains to stay, it is because you love the state and have chosen to make it a permanent part of your inner house—not as punishment, but as a conscious identity you now own. This is not hard; it is the natural rhythm of consciousness: release, replenish, and affirm a new, freely chosen life. Your God is the I AM that stands behind all you call real, and generosity is the practice that seals your liberty.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume you are already free in this moment, and imagine blessing someone with your inner abundance. Feel the state you choose as a living, lasting part of your life.