Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 17:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 17 in context

Scripture Focus

8If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

9And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment:

Deuteronomy 17:8-9

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 17:8-9 teaches that when a matter is too hard to judge within the gates, you must rise to a higher authority, and inquire through the inner priests and the judge. They will reveal the sentence of judgment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within your consciousness, every matter that cannot be settled in the egoic mind is a call to the inner sanctuary. The clamor of opposing thoughts and the energies of contention signify inner conflict, not truth. The place the LORD thy God shall choose is the state of awareness you call I AM, the stable throne of you. The priests and Levites and the judge are your higher faculties: conscience, intuition, and the inner magistrate that can hear beyond appearances. When you turn within and inquire, they reveal the sentence of judgment not to condemn but to align your life with your true desire. The sentence is your next move, the direction your imagination takes when you accept the verdict as real. The outer world reflects your inner verdict; you are invited to assume the authority of the inner auditor, listening patiently until the truth of your state stands visible in experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you have received the inner sentence now. Feel it as fact in your chest, the decision that aligns with your desire; revise any doubt until certainty remains and you step forward in that truth.