Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 17:2-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 17 in context

Scripture Focus

2If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

3And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

4And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and enquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel:

5Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

6At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

7The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

Deuteronomy 17:2-7

Biblical Context

If someone breaks the covenant and worships other gods, they are to be found and judged after due witnesses. The aim is to remove the evil from among you.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, Deuteronomy's drama reveals a current in your own heart. The man or woman who has wrought wickedness is not a distant criminal but a state of mind, an idol you have treated as real, a belief that life comes from some power outside your I Am. When such a belief appears within thy gates, observe it without guilt and ask what god you serve in this moment. The covenant is your present alignment with divine consciousness; to worship other gods is to yield to imaginal powers, sun, moon, or host of heaven, imagined sources of life, pleasure, fear, or control. The two or three witnesses are the inner checks, consistently testing your state until you recognize inconsistency. When you see the idol is present, you stone it by revoking its power through revision inside: declare that you and the I Am are one, and that no idol governs your life. The community action then becomes your inner cleansing, so that the true light of God within shines unhindered.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Notice an idol like belief today, then revise by quietly declaring that you are the I Am and that this idol has no power over you. Feel the truth of unity and let that feeling settle.