Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 16:13-15 - 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.

15Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

Deuteronomy 16:13-15

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 16:13-15 commands a seven-day feast after harvest, inviting all within the gates to rejoice in the Lord’s blessing. It frames true worship as shared gratitude that includes every facet of your inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the feast as your inner Tabernacle, where God dwells as I AM, your continuous awareness. When you have harvested your inner corn and wine—the fruits born of imagination and feeling—you enter seven days of completed, joyful attention. The verse invites you to include every inner aspect—son and daughter, servant, Levite, stranger, fatherless, widow—at the table of consciousness, for none are separate from your awareness. Joy here is not a passing emotion but a conscious assertion of covenant loyalty: God blesses your inner works, and you rejoice because you recognize the blessing as the very movement of your own mind. As you dwell in this inner feast, you acknowledge that the Lord’s presence is the presence you ARE, here and now. The 'place which the LORD shall choose' becomes the present domain you hold in awareness—the kingdom within where abundance and harmony take form. Practice this as a daily seven-day return to foundational awareness, knowing that your state creates the events and parties of your life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and silently affirm, I AM; gather the inner corn and wine and imagine hosting a seven-day feast in the inner Tabernacle, inviting every part of yourself to rejoice. Feel it real now: the blessing is your awareness, and your present actions follow from that state.