Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 18:15-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 18 in context

Scripture Focus

15The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

16According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

17And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

18I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

20But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Deuteronomy 18:15-22

Biblical Context

God promises to raise up a Prophet from among you, and you are to listen to him. If a word spoken in God's name does not come to pass, it is not truly from the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the quiet of your consciousness, the LORD's promise awakens as a definite state of awareness—the I AM that you are. Deuteronomy 18:15-22 tells us a Prophet will come from among your brethren, and you shall hearken; Neville would translate this as the birth of a new inner state, the dominant inner assumption that speaks and governs your experience. The 'mouth' that speaks is not a separate messenger but your own imagination energized by faith; when you implant a believing thought and persevere, God places His words in that 'mouth' and it speaks all that you command through your feeling, image, and dream. If the outer world does not immediately reflect the word, realize you have not yet merged your feeling with the image; you have not yet allowed the inner decree to take root as fact. The rule 'If the thing follow not' invites you to revise your state until your inner speech and outer effects coincide. Discard the counterfeit voices of doubt and fear; the true prophet is your I AM witnessing your life, calling you to obedience to your own highest image. In this light, the 'prophet' is always here, now, as your present consciousness acting through you.

Practice This Now

Sit in stillness and assume a desired outcome as already true. Hear your inner voice speak the guiding sentence as God's own word, then feel that truth settling in your chest.