Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 16:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 16 in context

Scripture Focus

13Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

14And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

Deuteronomy 16:13-14

Biblical Context

The verse commands a seven-day feast after harvest and wine are gathered. It invites you to rejoice with everyone within your gates—family, servants, Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.

Neville's Inner Vision

To hear Deuteronomy 16:13-14 is not to sign a calendar upon your wall, but to awaken to a state of consciousness in which harvest is not only corn and wine but the wealth of awareness that gathers every soul into one circle. The Feast of Tabernacles becomes an inner celebration of true worship, where the I AM, your essential awareness, recognizes itself as the host of joy. The command to rejoice with your son and daughter, the servant and the stranger, the Levite, the fatherless and the widow, is a directive to extend your inner hospitality beyond preference or fear; it is the realization that within your gates you are never impoverished, for you have an inner abundance that includes all. When you feel this, the outward festival follows as a natural expression—gratitude flowing from the I AM to every being you meet. Your world rearranges to reflect that generosity, and the so-called 'outside' harvest mirrors the inward harvest of love.

Practice This Now

Assume the state 'I am rejoicing now, all within my gates.' Close your eyes and picture family, the stranger, the widow, and the fatherless sharing your harvest of joy; feel gratitude as real.