Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 16:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

2Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.

3Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

4And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

5Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:

6But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.

7And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

8Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

Deuteronomy 16:1-8

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 16:1-8 instructs the people to observe Passover in the month of Abib, sacrificing at the place God will choose and eating unleavened bread for seven days. It emphasizes remembrance of the deliverance from Egypt and the solemn rest on the seventh day.

Neville's Inner Vision

See the Exodus not as distant history but as your inner life moving from bondage to freedom. Egypt represents the old state of consciousness that feels itself separate from the good it seeks. The month of Abib signals a fresh season in awareness, a convincing sense that the I AM has already delivered you in the night of limitation. The Passover is the inner ceremony of turning toward the sanctuary you alone can name with God—the place where your true I AM resides. Leaven stands for belief that inflates and binds; unleavened bread is the purified thought, a clarity unlifted by fear or need. For seven days you honor this inner fast as a preparation for a new earth of perception, not a moment of deprivation but a disciplined renewing of mind. The command to sacrifice at the place God chooses becomes the consecration of your attention to what is true within you. The seventh-day assembly is rest in awareness, a quiet acknowledgment that the deliverer dwells in you, here and now.

Practice This Now

Impose the assumption that you are already delivered. For seven days, imagine standing in your inner sanctuary, offering the 'bread of affliction' as the bread of insight, and declare, 'I am delivered now' until it feels real.