Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 16:16-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 16 in context

Scripture Focus

16Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

Deuteronomy 16:16-17

Biblical Context

Three annual assemblies are commanded, held before the Lord at a place He designates. Each person must not come empty, giving according to the blessings received.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's voice: The outward rite reveals an inward state. The three feasts are three recurring alignments of consciousness with the I AM—the one Presence you are now. The place the Lord chooses becomes your inner field of awareness, the sanctuary you enter wherever you stand. To appear before the Lord is to stand in that awareness as your reality. 'Not appear before the LORD empty' is a call to revision: if you sense lack, revise the feeling to fullness, and bless the day as if the blessing is yours already. 'According to the blessing of the LORD thy God' invites you to measure giving by the measure of your realized fullness, not by external rules. Generosity, then, is not charity to an external deity but the natural outflow of a consciousness that feels blessed. When you inhabit this truth, life rearranges to mirror the inner state. The law here is simple: you are the Lord of your life, and your present state of consciousness determines your world.

Practice This Now

Practice: tonight assume the I AM as your real presence; imagine the three feasts as inner rooms where you give with fullness. Repeat, 'I am blessed; I give as I am blessed,' until the feeling becomes your reality.